The Board has determined that some of the subsequently received medical evidence is new and material, and thus the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a cardiac disability is reopened.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted which supports the veteran's contention that his cardiac disability may have been present during military service and possibly worsened by service.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiac disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2002
- Citation
- 0201207
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a cardiac disability, including arteriosclerotic heart disease and coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a link to active service or an in-service injury.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, warranting TDIU effective September 1, 2020.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left femoral acetabular impingement syndrome and remanded the issue of service connection for cardiac disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an initial rating of 60 percent for atrial fibrillation with supraventricular tachycardia and implanted cardiac pacemaker, effective July 21, 2023.
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