The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a failure to provide proper VCAA notice regarding what evidence is needed to reopen and establish service connection.
The deciding factor: The claim was not adequately notified of the specific type of evidence required to reopen and establish service connection, as per the previous denial.
- Claimed conditions
- supraventricular arrhythmia, organic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2011
- Citation
- 1129801
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's supraventricular arrhythmia is related to his active military service, specifically his time spent in the Gulf War. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed as he withdrew his appeal.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's diagnosed supraventricular arrhythmia and congestive heart failure, finding that these conditions are related to his military service. The pansystolic murmur is also considered a condition of record.
- Granted
The Veteran's heart condition was rated at 100% but reduced to 60%. The reduction was overturned, and the original rating of 100% is restored. SMC based on housebound criteria is also restored.
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