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The Veteran's initial disability rating for mitral valve prolapse with regurgitation remains at 30 percent, and an effective date earlier than January 23, 2012 is denied.,Service connection for skin cancer and prostate cancer due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune is remanded.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's mitral valve prolapse with regurgitation does not meet the criteria for a higher rating, as there are no objective findings of more than one episode of acute congestive heart failure or left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction of less than 30 percent.,Service connection for skin cancer and prostate cancer due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune is remanded because the Veteran has not been provided a VA examination to determine the etiology of these conditions.

Claimed conditions
Mitral Valve Prolapse with Regurgitation, Skin Cancer, Prostate Cancer
How they argued it
Not specified
Exposure basis
Camp Lejeune water
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
January 31, 2019
Citation
19107405

Veterans Law Judge

Thomas H. O'Shay

Decisions by this judge: 2,050 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

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