The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining outstanding treatment records.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and to obtain updated medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- sinus tachycardia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2012
- Citation
- 1234887
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a new examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's sinus tachycardia began during active service or is otherwise related to an incident of service.
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