The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to failure to report for a VA examination and to determine the current nature and likely etiology of the claimed WPW Syndrome.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to report for a previously scheduled VA examination, which is required when an appellant fails to report for a VA examination without good cause. Additionally, another examination is needed to address whether the Veteran's WPW Syndrome preexisted service and was aggravated by service or if it had its onset in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2011
- Citation
- 1126425
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and remanded the claim for service connection for Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, finding that the earliest allowed effective date is February 12, 2019.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous directives and for an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome.
- Granted
The Veteran's Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome disability increased in severity and manifested with an LVEF of 55-60% and METs level of 1-3, resulting in symptoms such as dyspnea, fatigue, and syncope. The Board granted a 100 percent rating for the condition effective January 11, 2013.
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