Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an addendum VA medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's service-connected conditions have caused or aggravated a heart murmur.
The deciding factor: The July 2023 and February 2024 VA examiner's opinions are incomplete, as they do not analyze all relevant risk factors and evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart murmur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25001962
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