The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a heart valve disorder and for increased ratings for anemia and rotator cuff impingement and tendonitis of the right shoulder. The decision found that there was no evidence of a heart valve disorder during the initial period of active duty, and that any current condition is not related to service. For the compensable rating claim, the Board determined that the veteran's anemia did not meet criteria for compensation under applicable regulations. For the increased rating claims, the Board concluded that the disability was not shown to have worsened beyond what would be expected from natural progression of the disease.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of service connection for the heart valve disorder due to lack of pre-service diagnosis and no increase in severity during active duty. The compensable rating claim is denied as there was no evidence of anemia meeting criteria for compensation under applicable regulations. For the increased ratings, the Board found that the disability did not show any permanent increase in severity beyond what would be expected from natural progression.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Valve Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- May 16, 2000
- Citation
- 0012940
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