The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and the need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the Veteran's heart disorder and skin condition.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded because there are insufficient records available to determine the nature of the Veteran's conditions and their relationship to service or any other relevant factors.
- Claimed conditions
- Premature ventricular contractions with supraventricular tachycardia, Boils
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2013
- Citation
- 1333073
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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 found no evidence of a heart disorder during service and denied the claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain Social Security Administration records and further medical examinations regarding his skin conditions, PTSD, and boils.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a skin disorder, specifically acne vulgaris with boils, and finds that it is related to the appellant's preexisting condition due to exposure to herbicide agents during his military service.
- Denied
The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's skin disorder characterized as boils, currently rated at 10 percent.
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