The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for aortic valvular stenosis. The veteran's heart condition is presumed to have preexisted his military service but was aggravated by physical activities during basic training.
The deciding factor: The reviewing examiner concluded it is at least as likely as not that the veteran's preexisting heart condition was aggravated by physical activities during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- aortic valvular stenosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2004
- Citation
- 0426769
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's aortic valvular stenosis and left ventricular hypertrophy were found to have been present during service, meeting the criteria for direct service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and to obtain an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's aortic valvular stenosis is related to service. The issues on appeal are entitlement to service connection for aortic valvular stenosis and entitlement to service connection for a sleep disorder, including as secondary to chronic sinusitis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to incomplete service treatment records and inadequate medical opinion regarding the relationship between his sleep disorder and service-connected chronic sinusitis.
- Granted
The Board has granted an initial rating of 60 percent for aortic valvular stenosis from September 11, 2012. The effective date remains April 30, 2004.
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