The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 11, 1983 for the grant of service connection for a heart disability to include arrhythmia and ventricular tachycardia.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the available evidence demonstrated that entitlement to service connection for a heart disability arose on May 11, 1983 when a VA Holter monitor test revealed sinus tachycardia, multifocal premature ventricular contractions, and occasional couplets.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disability, arrhythmia, ventricular tachycardia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2004
- Citation
- 0400446
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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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- Denied
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