The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart disability, as there is no evidence of current diagnosis or history of cardiomyopathy during the pendency of this claim.,The claims for thyroid nodule, lung nodule, gastroenteritis, ulcers, and GERD are remanded due to failure to appear for VA examinations.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of current diagnosis or history of cardiomyopathy during the pendency of this claim.,The Veteran failed to appear for VA examinations scheduled for these claims. The AOJ should again afford the Veteran VA examinations to evaluate his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Disability (Chest Pain), Thyroid Nodule, Lung Nodule, Gastroenteritis, Ulcers, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2023
- Citation
- 23006451
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