The Veteran's Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome has not been manifested by more than four episodes per year of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation or other supraventricular tachycardia, and the current disability picture does not warrant a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The disability is currently rated as 10 percent disabling based on the presence of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome without more significant symptoms such as frequent attacks of tachycardia or documented episodes by EKG or Holter monitor.
- Claimed conditions
- Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2012
- Citation
- 1237045
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What this means for you
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and remanded the claim for service connection for Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, finding that the earliest allowed effective date is February 12, 2019.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous directives and for an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome disability increased in severity and manifested with an LVEF of 55-60% and METs level of 1-3, resulting in symptoms such as dyspnea, fatigue, and syncope. The Board granted a 100 percent rating for the condition effective January 11, 2013.
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