The Veteran's mitral valve stenosis and borderline left ventricular hypertrophy were incurred during active service.,Bilateral osteoarthritis of the hips, with left hip avascular necrosis, is proximately due to or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: Service records show pre-existing conditions that developed during service and continued post-service. The Veteran's current symptoms are related to his service-connected pes planus.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate Disorder (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia), Neck Disorder, Mitral Valve Stenosis and Borderline Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Bilateral Osteoarthritis of the Hips, with Left Hip Avascular Necrosis, Osteoarthritis of the Bilateral Knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2012
- Citation
- 1224084
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