The Board has denied service connection for glaucoma, a heart disorder (claimed as heart attack with stents and congestive heart failure), hypertension, neuropathy, and a tumor in the knee. The evidence does not establish that these conditions began during or within one year of active service, are related to an in-service injury or disease, or are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine.
The deciding factor: The Board found no persuasive evidence showing a current diagnosis for any of the claimed conditions and concluded that they were not shown to have begun during active service or within one year of separation from service. The Board also determined that there was insufficient evidence linking these conditions to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- glaucoma, heart disorder (claimed as heart attack with stents and congestive heart failure), hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure), neuropathy, tumor in knee
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2022
- Citation
- 22054216
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