The Board found that the Veteran's current heart conditions are not related to his fever of unknown origin during service and denied both claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: A VA specialist concluded there were no residuals from the Veteran's fever of unknown origin in service, and his valvular heart disease was not caused by or aggravated by military service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals, fever of unknown origin, status-post aortic valve replacement
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1043432
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and no service connection decision could be made.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions regarding service connection.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for heart disease, claiming aortic insufficiency and status-post aortic valve replacement, finding no evidence of onset or aggravation during active duty.
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