The Board found that the Veteran's intermittent atrial arrhythmia was not incurred or aggravated by his periods of active duty, inactive duty training (ACDUTRA), and active duty for training (ADT). Therefore, service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: Multiple medical opinions found it less likely than not that the Veteran's arrhythmia was aggravated by his reserve training or active duty service. The Veteran's own statements were deemed not credible in this regard.
- Claimed conditions
- intermittent atrial arrhythmia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2018
- Citation
- 1807968
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