The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no objective clinical evidence to establish a 'functional' heart murmur after service which contributed to the development of aortic stenosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute renal failure, Hepatorenal syndrome, Aortic stenosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2002
- Citation
- 0217893
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acute renal failure, which was one of his causes of death. The claim will be reconsidered after obtaining these opinions.
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