The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic atrial fibrillation, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by service and is not secondary to a service-connected disease or injury.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a direct relationship between the Veteran’s current atrial fibrillation and his military service. The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence was against the claim for service connection on both primary and secondary bases.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic atrial fibrillation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2018
- Citation
- 18107255
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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