The Board denied the claim for a right lower extremity neurological disability, to include a right foot drop, as secondary to atrial fibrillation due to lack of evidence showing that the condition was caused or aggravated by the service-connected atrial fibrillation.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions found no direct link between the service-connected atrial fibrillation and the diagnosed right lower extremity neurological disability, concluding instead that it was more likely related to the nonservice-connected diabetes and/or treatment for peripheral vascular disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Right lower extremity neurological disability, Right foot drop
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22066952
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