The Board has granted service connection for hyperventilation syndrome and denied it for defective heart valve. The Veteran's hyperventilation syndrome is found to have developed during active service, while the defective heart valve is not shown to be related to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that hyperventilation syndrome began in service due to a diagnosis recorded during active duty, and there was no clear evidence of pre-existing condition. For the defective heart valve, the Board noted the absence of any diagnosed defect at entry into service and lack of medical evidence linking it to service.
- Claimed conditions
- hyperventilation syndrome, defective heart valve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2018
- Citation
- 18157775
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