The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his service-connected history of rheumatic fever and service connection for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and gouty arthritis. The RO found that there is no current clinical evidence or opinion indicating any current arthritis due to his military service or service-connected history of rheumatic fever.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the veteran's cardiovascular diagnoses were less likely as not related to his service-connected rheumatic fever and treatment in service, and coronary artery disease was not a result of rheumatic fever.
- Claimed conditions
- history of rheumatic fever, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gouty arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0634714
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