The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for supraventricular arrhythmias to include atrial fibrillation and granted a 30 percent initial rating for uterine fibroids. The decision is based on the lack of evidence of a current heart disorder and an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence indicating that continuous treatment has not controlled symptoms related to uterine fibroids.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence of a current heart disorder, despite the Veteran's history of complaints of chest pain. The claim for service connection was denied as there is no relationship between any injury or disease during service and the current condition.
- Claimed conditions
- supraventricular arrhythmias, atriial fibrillation, uterine fibroids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22004346
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