The Board has determined that the reduction of the appellant's disability rating for rheumatic fever residuals from 60 to 10 percent was not warranted, and has restored the original 60 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The reduction in rating was based on incomplete, speculative, and inconclusive medical evidence that did not clearly show sustained improvement.
- Claimed conditions
- rheumatic fever residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2012
- Citation
- 1214145
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