Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a compensable disability rating for history of rheumatic fever with carditis due to an insufficient medical opinion.
The deciding factor: Clarification is needed regarding the Veteran's METs score and whether it is attributable to his history of rheumatic fever with carditis or other heart conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- history of rheumatic fever with carditis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109341
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