The Board has granted service connection for sick sinus syndrome and ventricular arrhythmia, status post pacemaker implant. Service connection was denied for chronic fatigue syndrome and memory loss.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's heart disability is a diagnosable but medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness (MUCMI) of unknown etiology that manifested during service in the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- Sick sinus syndrome, Ventricular arrhythmia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2024
- Citation
- 24018321
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