The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected residuals of rheumatic fever with heart involvement, status post-aortic valve replacement was denied as the current rating of 30 percent is considered appropriate under both the old and new VA rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under either the old or new VA rating criteria for valvular heart disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Rheumatic Fever, Heart Involvement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 25, 2005
- Citation
- 0514334
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- Denied
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