The Board denied service connection for hypertensive vascular disease secondary to organic heart disease with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and mitral valve prolapse. The Veteran's claim for a rating increase for his previously characterized paroxysmal atrial fibrillation was granted, but only at the 10% level effective April 17, 2010.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that the Veteran's hypertension and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation were not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected organic heart disease with mitral valve prolapse and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. The evidence did not show more than four episodes of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia per year documented by electrocardiogram or Holter monitor.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertensive Vascular Disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 26, 2014
- Citation
- 1408321
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