The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for coarctation of the aorta, adult type and finds that new and material evidence has been received. The case is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim of service connection for coarctation of the aorta, adult type.
- Claimed conditions
- coarctation of the aorta
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2013
- Citation
- 1303618
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bicuspid aortic valve and coarctation of the aorta, finding that these conditions are congenital defects without superimposed disease or injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in the May 2013 VA examiner's report regarding the Veteran's METs level, which could impact his disability rating for surgical residuals of a coarctation of the aorta. The case is now pending further development and readjudication.
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