The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death. The medical evidence shows that an aortic valve disorder likely interfered with treatment, leading to the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence indicates that the veteran's in-service finding of an apical systolic murmur may have indicated the presence of aortic stenosis/valve disorder at separation. The Board found this sufficient to establish service connection for the cause of the veteran's death based on the interference with treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- Aortic Stenosis, Aortic Regurgitation
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2007
- Citation
- 0719538
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What this means for you
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