The Board has determined that service connection is warranted for disability of the mitral valve, but not for any other heart disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA physician's opinion supported a finding that the mitral component of the veteran's valvular heart disease was present in service and consistent with the findings on the service separation examination.
- Claimed conditions
- mitral valve disease, aortic insufficiency, aortic sclerosis, aortic insufficiency (late sequelae), atriial fibrillation, arteriosclerotic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0616182
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