The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart valve replacement, finding that his congenital heart defect was aggravated by military service and resulting in the need for surgery.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran’s bicuspid aortic valve condition was as likely as not permanently aggravated during his military service, leading to the need for a heart valve replacement.
- Claimed conditions
- aortic valve dysfunction, status post replacement (heart valve replacement)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19142724
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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