The Board denied service connection for a heart condition, including atrial flutter, as there is no current disability and the Veteran's previous episode of atrial flutter has resolved.
The deciding factor: There was no recurrence or current diagnosis of atrial flutter, and the Veteran's previous episode had been successfully treated with ablation.
- Claimed conditions
- atrial flutter
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2017
- Citation
- 1751388
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