The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the veteran's previously denied claim for service connection for residuals of rheumatic fever, including rheumatic heart disease.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence was deemed cumulative and repetitive to previous evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- rheumatic fever, rheumatic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0610583
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What this means for you
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