The Board denied an increased rating for atrial flutter and granted service connection for a back scar, but remanded the claim for a skin condition manifested as lipomas.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's atrial flutter did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation, while his back scar was directly related to in-service injury. The Board found that further development is needed regarding the ongoing lipoma condition due to potential toxic exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- Atrial Flutter, Back Scar, Skin Condition Manifested as Lipomas
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25086884
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Decisions by this judge: 1,963 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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