The Board denied an increased rating for supraventricular tachycardia and did not address the earlier effective date claim related to service connection for irritable bowel syndrome.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms were infrequent and not severe, warranting a 10 percent rating under both old and new criteria. The Board found no evidence of frequent or severe attacks that would justify a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Supraventricular tachycardia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 14, 2007
- Citation
- 0714173
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