The Board has granted service connection for atrial fibrillation and has remanded the issue of peripheral vascular disease (PVD) to obtain a medical opinion on whether it was aggravated by a service-connected disability or treatment.
The deciding factor: The decision grants service connection for atrial fibrillation based on exposure during service, but the case is remanded for further examination regarding PVD as aggravation of a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- atriial fibrillation, peripheral vascular disease (PVD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20072937
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
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