The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for cardiac arrhythmia due to an undiagnosed illness, finding that there is no evidence of such a condition during his active duty and attributing any current symptoms to known causes.
The deciding factor: VA found no documentation supporting atrial flutter while on active duty and concluded the veteran's palpitations are sporadic and not related to documented dysrhythmia.
- Claimed conditions
- Cardiac arrhythmia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0620053
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What this means for you
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