The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for tachycardia. The case is now remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted by the veteran, which allowed the reopening of his claim of entitlement to service connection for tachycardia.
- Claimed conditions
- tachycardia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2001
- Citation
- 0106479
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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