Granted
The Board granted service connection for atrial fibrillation and peripheral venous insufficiency in all four extremities, linking these conditions to a shrapnel injury sustained during service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's treating physician opined that the conditions were at least as likely as not caused by the in-service shrapnel injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- atrial fibrillation, peripheral venous insufficiency left lower extremity, peripheral venous insufficiency left upper extremity, peripheral venous insufficiency right lower extremity, peripheral venous insufficiency right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25006238
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