The Veteran's heart condition and personality change are not deemed to be caused by VA hospital care, medical or surgical treatment, or examination. The Board finds that the medications prescribed did not cause these conditions.
The deciding factor: The medications prescribed were discontinued after the Veteran experienced side effects such as hypotension, but they do not appear to have directly caused his heart condition and personality change.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Atrial Fibrillation, Personality Change
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1036748
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