The Veteran's service-connected mitral valve disease with premature ventricular contractions is rated at 60 percent since April 3, 2009. The claim for a higher rating prior to that date is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows the Veteran had an ejection fraction of 47% as early as June 26, 2007, which meets the criteria for a 60 percent evaluation under VA's rating schedule.
- Claimed conditions
- mitral valve disease, premature ventricular contractions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2012
- Citation
- 1209926
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete VA medical opinion and insufficient consideration of the Veteran's contentions. The Veteran is seeking service connection for a heart condition, which he claims was aggravated by his military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for premature ventricular contractions, tachycardia, angina, and arrhythmia as secondary to her service-connected asthma and PTSD due to a lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted the petitions to reopen claims for service connection for multiple conditions, but remanded all claims for further development.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's supraventricular tachycardia, premature ventricular contractions, and premature atrial contractions based on the evidence showing that the workload of greater than 5 METs but not greater than 7 METs resulted in heart failure symptoms.
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