Denied
The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates for a 60 percent disability rating for valvular heart disease and mitral valve (heart surgery) and a 10 percent disability rating for hypertension.
The deciding factor: The RO's decisions were based on the date of claim or the date entitlement arose, whichever is later, and there was no clear and unmistakable error in the July 2020 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- valvular heart disease and mitral valve, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087196
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