The Veteran's service-connected residuals of rheumatic heart disease, including myalgia and joint pain, are granted a 10 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran has ongoing symptoms related to his service-connected condition (rheumatic fever) which have persisted since discharge from active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Myalgia, Rheumatic Fever Residuals
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2010
- Citation
- 1018966
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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