The Board granted an effective date of October 05, 2021 for a 100 percent rating for mitral valve prolapse and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance based on permanent and total disability status.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's condition met the criteria for a workload of 3.0 METs or less resulting in heart failure symptoms, which warranted a 100 percent rating as of October 5, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- mitral valve prolapse (MVP), ischemic heart disease (IHD), left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) secondary to emphysema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25057000
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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