The Board has granted service connection for Sydenham's chorea, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his in-service illness. Service connection for residuals of rheumatic fever was denied.
The deciding factor: The medical expert opined that the Veteran likely had Sydenham's chorea due to a febrile illness he experienced during service, which may have aggravated an existing neurological condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Rheumatic fever, Sydenham's chorea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2011
- Citation
- 1135180
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