The Board is remanding the case for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination to determine the current nature and likely etiology of the Veteran's claimed Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome and Premature Ventricular Contractions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the VA examiner's opinion was inadequate due to lack of supporting rationale. The remand is necessary for further development, including scheduling a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, Premature Ventricular Contractions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2012
- Citation
- 1229753
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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.
- 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.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation of her service-connected heart condition was denied, and she is not entitled to a higher rating. The claim for service connection for tinnitus was also denied.
- 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.
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