The Board has determined that the April 1993 rating decision denying service connection for an abnormal EKG was clearly and unmistakably erroneous, and service connection is now granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record at the time of the April 1993 rating decision established a recurrent heart disorder to include a septal infarct during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Disorder (including septal infarct), Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, Left (Minor) Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2014
- Citation
- 1412609
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