The Veteran's claims for service connection for heart disorder and hypertension are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between his current diagnoses of the heart and military service, including as a result of presumed herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: Additional medical opinions are needed to determine whether any of the diagnosed heart disorders during the appeal period are related to the Veteran's military service, including as a result of presumed herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- heart murmur, systolic ejection murmur, dilated left atrium, impaired relaxation (grade I diastolic dysfunction), tricuspid valve regurgitation, elevated right-sided pressure, left ventricular diastolic dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1445450
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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 granted service connection for heart murmur and allergic rhinitis, finding the current conditions are related to service. Service connection was denied for headaches and residuals of traumatic brain injury due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for a heart condition due to severe electrocution, as there is insufficient evidence in the record to determine if his symptoms are related to his active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current heart disability, including atrial fibrillation and a heart murmur, is related to his service. The Veteran must be provided with an examination to determine if any heart condition had its onset during service or is otherwise linked to his military service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision on the claims. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.
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