The Veteran's sick sinus syndrome was not incurred or aggravated during service and is not related to exposure to herbicides. The Board denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the Veteran's sick sinus syndrome to his active military service, including any exposure to herbicides or chemicals.
- Claimed conditions
- sick sinus syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19126884
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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