The Veteran's sinus bradycardia, a MUCMI, is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for sleep apnea (claimed as chronic fatigue syndrome) is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's sinus bradycardia and sleep apnea are due to a MUCMI that became manifest during his service in Southwest Asia.
- Claimed conditions
- Sinus Bradycardia, Chronic Multisymptom Illness (MUCMI)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22061566
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