Dismissed
The claim for service connection for valvular heart disease is dismissed as the Veteran was granted a full grant of benefits for coronary artery disease, which is considered a full grant of the benefits sought on appeal.
The deciding factor: The claim for service connection for valvular heart disease is dismissed because it has been fully resolved by granting service connection for coronary artery disease, which is previously addressed as valvular heart disease.
- Claimed conditions
- valvular heart disease, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25014976
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