The Board has determined that the Veteran's cardiac disorder, including mitral valve prolapse, is related to service and has granted service connection. The left ankle disorder was not shown during service or due to a disease or injury in service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's mitral valve myxomatous changes were at least as likely as not caused by his active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cardiac Disorder (Mitral Valve Prolapse), Left Ankle Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1019678
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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