The Veteran's atrial fibrillation is productive of a workload of 3 METs or less resulting in dyspnea, fatigue and dizziness. The Board finds that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran’s service-connected atrial fibrillation more nearly approximates a 100 percent disability rating for the period on appeal.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was in relative equipoise regarding the level of the Veteran's atrial fibrillation, with his METs consistently at 1-3 throughout the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Atrial Fibrillation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18101731
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