The Board has determined that the Veteran's coronary artery disease, status post bypass, is aggravated by his service-connected cardiac arrhythmia and auricular fibrillation, paroxysmal. As a result, service connection for this condition is granted.
The deciding factor: The chronic congestive heart failure is at least as likely as not (50/50 probability) aggravated by the recurrent atrial fibrillation related to his service-connected cardiac arrhythmia, which lowered the cardiac output due to irregular electric impulse.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease, status post bypass, Atrial fibrillation, paroxysmal
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1001083
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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