The Board has granted service connection for a shrapnel wound to the left side incurred during active service. The heart murmur is not related to service.
The deciding factor: There was no clear and convincing evidence linking the current heart murmur to service, as it may have pre-existed service or be unrelated to any in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- shrapnel wound to the left side, heart murmur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2003
- Citation
- 0317329
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