The Board found that the veteran's aortic valvular stenosis was aggravated by service, and granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: There is no conclusive medical evidence as to whether aortic valve stenosis is aggravated by conditions of service, but there is some showing of aggravation in service. The condition was diagnosed shortly after enlistment, and resolving doubt in the veteran's favor, it was determined that the condition was aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- aortic valvular stenosis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0614000
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Decisions by this judge: 1,547 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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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