The Board has determined that there is no evidence of an ear infection or cardiac disorder during service, and the Veteran does not have current disabilities related to these conditions. The VA examiner concluded that any present heart murmur and sinus tachycardia are at least as likely as not proximately related to in-service sinus tachycardia.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of a chronic cardiac disorder, and opined that the Veteran's current symptoms were due to his service-connected bipolar disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Ear Infection, Cardiac Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1707653
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