The Board has granted service connection for premature ventricular contraction with arrhythmia and cardiac hypertrophy, finding it a qualifying chronic disability under the Persian Gulf Veterans' Compensation Act. The Veteran's scars and left thigh numbness are also considered secondary to this condition.
The deciding factor: Premature ventricular contraction with arrhythmia and cardiac hypertrophy is found to be a qualifying chronic disability due to its unexplained cause, meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection under the Persian Gulf Veterans' Compensation Act.
- Claimed conditions
- premature ventricular contraction, arrhythmia, cardiac hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 30, 2022
- Citation
- 22037743
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