The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for WPW Syndrome, finding that it is a congenital disease that was exacerbated by her military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s WPW Syndrome was aggravated by her service due to the presence of a physical-training (PT) profile, which was implemented to prevent further exacerbation of symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19173602
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected WPW syndrome may have worsened since his last examination, and a remand is needed to assess its current severity.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's WPW syndrome is no longer present, and the current cardiac symptoms are due to a nonservice-connected condition. The claim for service connection for a cardiovascular disability other than WPW syndrome has been remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected WPW syndrome has rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation since December 26, 1991. The effective date for the grant of TDIU is set at this date.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 15, 2008 for a 100% rating for WPW syndrome was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show he was unemployable due to his service-connected disability alone and thus TDIU prior to December 15, 2008 was also denied.
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