The Board granted service connection for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome based on the evidence showing its onset during active duty.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's POTS had its onset in service and was related to her service, with significant probative weight given to a private medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25049140
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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