The Board has granted service connection for atrial fibrillation, finding it secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension. Service connection was denied for a bilateral eye disorder due to lack of evidence linking any current eye condition to service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there is no medical evidence supporting an etiological link between the Veteran's current eye disorders and either service or a service-connected disability, including diabetes mellitus type 2.
- Claimed conditions
- atrial fibrillation, eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 16, 2024
- Citation
- 24016325
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