The Board found that the Veteran's pre-existing cardiac arrhythmia, paroxysmal tachycardia, was not aggravated by his military service and granted service connection based on a finding of clear and unmistakable evidence of its existence prior to service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was clear and unmistakable evidence showing the Veteran's pre-existing cardiac arrhythmia existed before service and did not permanently increase in severity beyond the natural progression of the disease during service.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiac arrhythmia, paroxysmal tachycardia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2011
- Citation
- 1141973
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for respiratory insufficiency dyspnea, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), cardiac arrhythmia, and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) as they have already been granted by a previous VA rating decision.,The Board has also dismissed the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis due to lack of evidence showing greater than 50 percent obstruction of nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction on one side.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for paroxysmal tachycardia, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether it is related to the Veteran's active service. The decision does not assign a specific rating or effective date.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, finding that they are attributable to his time in service and supported by medical opinions. The PACT Act presumption applies.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions due to a failure to notify the Veteran of his right to a hearing before the AOJ prior to issuance of an initial decision on appeal.
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