The Board denied service connection for a heart murmur and granted service connection for an anxiety disorder, but the RO has not yet issued a Statement of the Case regarding the issue of compensable disability ratings from June 20, 2002 to July 05, 2003, and to disability ratings in excess of 10 percent from July 5, 2003 to July 1, 2009, and in excess of 30 percent from July 1, 2009 for an anxiety disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's heart murmur was not documented during service and there is no evidence linking it to his active duty. The Board found the Veteran's statements regarding a heart murmur in service were not credible due to lack of supporting medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart murmur, Anxiety disorder to include claustrophobia and PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1027695
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a heart murmur and a left foot heel spur, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a heart condition, to include a heart murmur and hypertension, due to incomplete evidence regarding the nature of the Veteran's heart murmur and potential service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an addendum VA medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's service-connected conditions have caused or aggravated a heart murmur.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 8, 1997 for the award of service connection for a heart murmur due to clear and unmistakable error in a March 1998 rating decision.
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