Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his heart condition, including paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and hypertensive heart disease.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not meet the criteria for a higher rating as he did not have a workload of 5.1-7.0 METs which results in heart failure symptoms or cardiac hypertrophy or dilatation confirmed by echocardiogram, nor supraventricular tachycardia confirmed by ECG.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart condition, to include paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and hypertensive heart disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25110912
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