The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of 20 percent for her service-connected paroxysmal atrial tachycardia was granted effective April 27, 1993. The May 1995 rating decision assigned this effective date based on the date of her claim for benefits.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for an increased rating was received on April 27, 1993, and she argued that she should have retroactive benefits since a reduction in her disability rating from 20 percent to noncompensable effective June 1, 1977. The May 1995 decision granted the requested increased rating with an effective date of April 27, 1993.
- Claimed conditions
- paroxysmal atrial tachycardia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1549610
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is granted as presumptively related to his in-service exposure at Nakhon Phanom RTAFB. Service connection for chronic renal disease, anemia, and paroxysmal atrial tachycardia are also granted based on their proximate relationship to service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment during the period from January 24, 2008 through September 8, 2009.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied readjudication of the claim for service connection for paroxysmal atrial tachycardia because no new and relevant evidence was received, despite the Veteran submitting VA treatment records and a personal statement.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU is denied as he was employed prior to May 19, 2009 and his service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable at that time.
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