The Veteran's claims for service connection for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and residuals of stroke have been granted as secondary to his service-connected coronary artery disease.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the conclusion that the Veteran's paroxysmal atrial fibrillation is due to his service-connected CAD, and his residuals of stroke are due to his now-service connected paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
- Claimed conditions
- paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, residuals of stroke
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- February 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19113455
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Decisions by this judge: 1,820 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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