The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for mild mitral regurgitation, finding that her condition was not aggravated by service and that there is no evidence of aggravation beyond its natural progression.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Appellant’s heart defect existed prior to service and was aggravated beyond its natural progression by an in-service injury. However, this opinion was based on incorrect service dates for the Appellant's service. The addendum VA opinion indicated that there is no evidence of aggravation beyond her condition.
- Claimed conditions
- mild mitral regurgitation, ventricular septal defect
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19150859
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