The Veteran's service-connected WPW syndrome did not render him unemployable prior to December 15, 2008.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disability prior to December 15, 2008.
- Claimed conditions
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2009
- Citation
- 0939976
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What this means for you
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected WPW syndrome may have worsened since his last examination, and a remand is needed to assess its current severity.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for WPW Syndrome, finding that it is a congenital disease that was exacerbated by her military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's WPW syndrome is no longer present, and the current cardiac symptoms are due to a nonservice-connected condition. The claim for service connection for a cardiovascular disability other than WPW syndrome has been remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected WPW syndrome has rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation since December 26, 1991. The effective date for the grant of TDIU is set at this date.
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