The Veteran's heart disability and TIAs are not service-connected.,Service connection for right thumb thenar atrophy is granted with a 10% rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support the presence of current disabilities related to service, or any other theories of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart disability (idiopathic ventricular tachycardia, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation status post ablation, hypertension), Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18127579
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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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