The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to incomplete information and need for clarification of his current manifestations of service-connected premature ventricular contraction (PVC). The claim for service connection for a heart attack will also be remanded as the RO has not issued an SOC on this issue.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records and unclear manifestation of PVC require further examination to determine its impact on the Veteran's cardiovascular impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Premature Ventricular Contraction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1028982
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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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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Denied
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