The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his service-connected paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the veteran's claim of exceptional or unusual disability picture with marked interference with employment or frequent periods of hospitalization, nor was there sufficient evidence that he could not secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2003
- Citation
- 0300132
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a rating of 40 percent for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity (sciatic nerve) but denied service connection and increased ratings for other conditions.
- Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's disability rating for paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia from 30% to full (100%) effective February 7, 2020.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's heart disability, finding that there was no evidence of a direct link to his active duty service and that any current condition is not related to or aggravated by his service-connected hypertension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete examination regarding all diagnosed heart disabilities, including those related to service.
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