The Board granted service connection for atrial fibrillation as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II and squamous cell carcinomas on the head and neck related to in-service exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: The evidence persuasively demonstrates that the Veteran's current disabilities are due to his service-connected conditions or in-service exposures, respectively.
- Claimed conditions
- atrial fibrillation, squamous cell carcinomas on the head and neck
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25035954
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.
What you can do next
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