The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for rheumatic valvulitis with mitral regurgitation was granted, effective from August 30, 2022. The effective date is the earliest date as of which it is ascertainable that an increase in disability had occurred.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated that an increase in the Veteran's cardiac disability was factually ascertainable on July 8, 2022, but no earlier than August 30, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- rheumatic valvulitis with mitral regurgitation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 19, 2024
- Citation
- A24019930
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's rheumatic valvulitis with mitral regurgitation was reduced from a 60 percent rating to a 20 percent rating, effective January 1, 2015. The Board has restored the 60 percent rating as it found that there was no evidence of improvement in the disability.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected rheumatic valvulitis with mitral regurgitation is not considered to be of such severity as to render him unemployable, and the Board finds that there is no competent evidence supporting his claim for TDIU based on this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The case will be returned for formal adjudication of both TDIU and service connection issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and affording him a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed coronary artery disease. The issue of service connection for TDIU remains inextricably intertwined with the issue of whether the Veteran's coronary artery disease is proximately due to or aggravated by his valvular heart disease.
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