The Board found that the Veteran's service connection claim for valvular heart disease, including a heart murmur, was not established as there is no evidence of any significant valvular heart condition during or after his military service. The Board concluded that the current heart murmur and valvular conditions are more likely related to the Veteran's advanced age rather than his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show a chronic valvular heart disease during or following the Veteran's active duty, and any current condition was attributed to his age rather than his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- valvular heart disease, heart murmur
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2010
- Citation
- 1012307
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- Granted
The Veteran is granted a 100 percent rating for valvular heart disease based on MET testing showing that at a workload of 3 METs or less, the condition results in fatigue and breathlessness.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral cataracts, dry eye syndrome, allergic conjunctivitis, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathy, and atrial fibrillation as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by an in-service event.
- Dismissed
The claim for service connection for valvular heart disease is dismissed as the Veteran was granted a full grant of benefits for coronary artery disease, which is considered a full grant of the benefits sought on appeal.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for supraventricular arrhythmia, chronic paronychia, psoriasis and rosacea (claimed as skin condition), pulmonary nodules, and valvular heart disease.
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