The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for heart disability, right knee replacement, left knee replacement, and melanoma and related residuals. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a link between the current disabilities and military service.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disability (first degree AV block), right knee replacement, left knee replacement, melanoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19179325
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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