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Citation Nr: 1621742
Decision Date: 05/31/16
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Archive Date: 06/08/16

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On appeal from the

Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia
THE ISSUE

Entitlement to service connection for atrial fibrillation with rapid ventri

REPRESENTATION
Veteran represented by: Disabled American Veterans
WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL
The Veteran
ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD
Alexander Panio, Associate Counsel
INTRODUCTION

The Veteran served on active duty from October 1983 to October 1986, Novemb

This matter comes before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal f

In July 2015 the Board remanded this case so that the Veteran could partici

The Veteran has filed a claim for coronary artery disease; however that cla
FINDINGS OF FACT

The Veteran's episode of atrial fibrillation occurred during a period of in

CONCLUSION OF LAW

The criteria for service connection for atrial fibrillation with rapid vent

REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

The facts of this case are not in dispute.

The record indicates that the V

Service connection may be granted if the evidence demonstrates that a curre

The term "service," as used in 38 C.F.R. 3.303, includes active duty, an

The Veteran's documented episode of atrial fibrillation, and by history his

"Injury" is defined as harm resulting from some type of external trauma and

As the disposition of this claim is based on the law as applied to undisput

ORDER
Service connection for atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response
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Steven D. Reiss
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans' Appeals
Department of Veterans Affairs