The veteran is granted service connection for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and its associated joint disabilities, but denied service connection for valvular heart disease.,Service connection was not granted for residuals of rheumatic fever as the condition preexisted service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that it was less likely than not that the veteran's service affected the natural history of his cardiac condition, and that he would have suffered complications with or without military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Valvular heart disease
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2007
- Citation
- 0701000
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