Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for rheumatic heart disease was granted. The claim for hypertensive vascular disease was remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's preexisting rheumatic heart disease was aggravated during his active-duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- rheumatic heart disease, hypertensive vascular disease
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25008263
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