The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's systolic heart murmur and did not reopen his claim of service connection for a skin disorder (claimed as chloracne).
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted since August 1990 was not considered new and material to reopen the skin disorder claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Systolic Heart Murmur, Skin Disorder (claimed as Chloracne)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0030420
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to pre-decisional error and insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's heart condition, hypertension, and hearing loss/tinnitus.
- Granted
The Veteran's systolic heart murmur was rated at 30% effective March 2, 2011. His anxiety disorder remains at the highest possible rating of 70%. The Board granted a higher rating for his heart murmur based on new evidence showing it is more severe than previously assessed.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected systolic heart murmur was found to be productive of a workload of greater than 7 METs but not greater than 10 METs, resulting in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope. Continuous medication was also required from March 2, 2011, leading to a 30 percent rating.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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