The Board granted service connection for arrhythmia, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance and resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Board found credible the Veteran's testimony regarding exposure to commercial herbicides during active duty and concluded that his arrhythmia was related to such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiac arrhythmia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25008328
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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