The Board found that the veteran's service-connected paroxysmal atrial fibrillation did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed episodes of palpitations and occasional premature atrial contractions, but no evidence of permanent atrial fibrillation or other supraventricular tachyarrhythmia.
- Claimed conditions
- paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 4, 2005
- Citation
- 0502846
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Decisions by this judge: 407 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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