The Veteran's current valvular heart condition is being remanded for further examination and consideration due to the need for a VA examination to determine if it is related to service, specifically his treatment of gonorrhea in service.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is needed to determine whether the Veteran's current valvular heart condition is related to his service, particularly his treatment of gonorrhea during service.
- Claimed conditions
- valvular heart disease with atrial fibrillation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2010
- Citation
- 1014296
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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 Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for valvular heart disease with atrial fibrillation due to a need for an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the diagnosed heart disorders, specifically addressing direct causation.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all appeals for service connection as the Veteran died before a decision could be made.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal on the claim of service connection for valvular heart disease with atrial fibrillation, including as secondary to stage 4 B cell lymphoma.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's valvular heart disease with atrial fibrillation was not related to his service, particularly his in-service gonorrhea infection. The condition was first diagnosed many years after service and is unrelated to any event or injury during service.
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