The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for supraventricular arrhythmia as secondary to his service-connected Parkinson’s disease, finding that there is an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence in favor of this determination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was in relative equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's heart condition (supraventricular arrhythmia) was proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected Parkinson’s disease, granting the claim based on the benefit of the doubt and recognizing the Veteran's meritorious service.
- Claimed conditions
- supraventricular arrhythmia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2020
- Citation
- A20016431
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed as he withdrew his appeal.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's diagnosed supraventricular arrhythmia and congestive heart failure, finding that these conditions are related to his military service. The pansystolic murmur is also considered a condition of record.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's supraventricular arrhythmia is related to his active military service, specifically his time spent in the Gulf War. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The claims for service connection have also been dismissed.
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