The Veteran's service-connected multiple premature ventricular contractions warrant a rating of 30 percent, which is the maximum available under Diagnostic Code 7010. The Board finds that his current symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's arrhythmias have been stable and controlled with medication, resulting in no significant functional impairment beyond what is already reflected by the current 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7010.
- Claimed conditions
- paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, multiple premature ventricular contractions, supraventricular tachycardia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 1, 2009
- Citation
- 0945547
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