The Board has determined that the Veteran's additional heart disabilities, including atrial fibrillation, atypical atrial flutters, atrial tachycardia, and vasovagal triggers, were caused by VA negligence in performing his right knee surgery in October 2004. As a result, the appeal is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's additional heart disabilities are found to be proximately caused by VA's lack of proper skill or similar instance of fault on behalf of VA in completing the October 2004 right knee surgery and subsequent procedures.
- Claimed conditions
- atriial fibrillation, atypical atrial flutters, atriial tachycardia, vasovagal triggers
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22001907
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Decisions by this judge: 2,316 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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