Granted
The Board granted service connection for atrial fibrillation with a pacemaker (AFib) secondary to hypothyroidism from June 1, 2021.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's AFib was found to be due to his service-connected hypothyroidism, and the evidence supported a positive nexus between the two conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- atrial fibrillation with a pacemaker (AFib)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020022
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