The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a new examination.
The deciding factor: The case requires further development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- autonomic neuropathy, dysautonomia, bradycardia with pacemaker
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2010
- Citation
- 1038208
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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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- Granted
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