The Board has granted a 30% evaluation for mitral valve prolapse and denied increased evaluations for low back strain and arthritis of multiple joints. The claim to reopen the service connection for arthritis was not found to be new and material.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted since the last denial did not provide sufficient information to reopen the claim, but other issues were addressed with respect to the veteran's current conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- mitral valve prolapse, arthritis of multiple joints, low back strain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 6, 2003
- Citation
- 0302294
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected mitral valve prolapse was denied a rating in excess of 60 percent prior to January 11, 2008 and from July 12, 2008 to December 22, 2024. However, the Board granted a 100 percent rating for this condition from January 11, 2008 to July 11, 2008 and from December 23, 2024 onwards.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for left knee patellar femoral syndrome, right knee patellar femoral syndrome, low back strain, and right hip bursitis.
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