The Veteran's claims for service connection, increased rating, and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development.
The deciding factor: Further examination is required to determine the frequency of episodes of tachycardia per year that are documented by electrocardiogram or Holter monitor, as well as whether hypertension is aggravated by service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive vascular disease, palpitations, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia and panic attacks
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2010
- Citation
- 1013665
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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