The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for atrial fibrillation, a seizure disorder, and a back disorder due to care received by VA in April 2015 have been denied as there is no evidence of additional disability caused by the VA treatment.,The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for atrial fibrillation and a seizure disorder were denied because the competent medical evidence does not support the presence of these conditions, and they are not related to the April 2015 vaccination or any other form of VA treatment.,The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a back disorder was denied as there is no evidence linking the claimed disability to the April 2015 vaccination or any other form of VA care.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence establishing a nexus between the Veteran's claimed conditions and the April 2015 VA treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- Atrial fibrillation, Seizure disorder, Degenerative arthritis of the spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19192433
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for congestive heart failure with implanted pacemaker, bradycardia, valvular heart disease, and atrial fibrillation, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine, intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), and foraminal stenosis based on a finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine to obtain a new medical opinion that considers an in-service injury after appropriate efforts are made to obtain the appellant's service treatment records.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine, bilateral neuropathy below the hips, and a skin disability.
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