The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for organic brain syndrome with seizure disorder and rheumatic valvular heart disease, finding that there was no indication of these conditions in service and they first appeared many years after service.
The deciding factor: Service records were negative for the claimed disabilities, and the diseases did not manifest within one year post-service as required by presumptive service connection criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- organic brain syndrome with seizure disorder, rheumatic valvular heart disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2001
- Citation
- 0106796
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's preexisting rheumatic fever was aggravated by his military service, and if so, whether it is at least as likely as not that the valvular heart disease manifested in service or is otherwise causally related to his military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected rheumatic valvular heart disease did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to December 21, 2010.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the case to gather additional medical records and determine if the veteran's conditions are related to service, particularly his rheumatic fever during active duty.
- Denied
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