The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection as it manifested within one year of separation from active duty.,Service connection for atrial fibrillation is denied, with the Board finding that there is no evidence linking the condition to service or herbicide exposure.,Residuals of a stroke are granted secondary to coronary artery disease.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tinnitus was noted within one year of separation from active duty and is supported by his own report of symptoms. The Board found that the evidence is at least in equipoise, granting service connection.,While the Veteran contends that atrial fibrillation is related to herbicide exposure, there is no evidence supporting this claim. The Board determined that the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for atrial fibrillation.,The stroke was found to be at least as likely as not caused by coronary artery disease, with the negative nexus opinion based on the fact that strokes are not subject to presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, atriial fibrillation, residuals of a stroke
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20001259
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Decisions by this judge: 1,812 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran experienced tinnitus during his active duty service.
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