The veteran's appeal for service connection of sick sinus syndrome was granted because it is related to their service-connected hypertension.
The deciding factor: The veteran's hypertension was a 'but-for' cause for his sick sinus syndrome, warranting service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- sick sinus syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25003462
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Decisions by this judge: 2,249 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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