The Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased rating have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his heart conditions, including cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, mitral valve prolapse, congestive heart failure, and placement of a biventricular pacing implantable defibrillator. The case will be returned to the Board after obtaining necessary medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeals require additional medical opinions regarding his heart conditions due to the need for more detailed analysis and rationale in determining service connection and disability ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disease, cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, mitral valve prolapse, congestive heart failure, placement of a biventricular pacing implantable defibrillator
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2014
- Citation
- 1438462
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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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