The Veteran's WPW syndrome is no longer present, and the current cardiac symptoms are due to a nonservice-connected condition. The claim for service connection for a cardiovascular disability other than WPW syndrome has been remanded.
The deciding factor: WPW syndrome was no longer shown on EKG examination of the Veteran's heart, and his current cardiovascular disorders are related to ischemic heart disease and septal hyperplasia, which is not service-connected.
- Claimed conditions
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome, ischemic cardiac disease, septal hyperplasia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2014
- Citation
- 1453809
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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 Veteran's cause of death was due to heart failure, cardiomyopathy, ischemic cardiac disease with vasculitis, diabetes, and osteomyelitis. The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death as there is no evidence of herbicide exposure or a service-connected disability that contributed to his death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected WPW syndrome may have worsened since his last examination, and a remand is needed to assess its current severity.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for WPW Syndrome, finding that it is a congenital disease that was exacerbated by her military service.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence showing a causal relationship between his active military service and the fatal disease listed on his death certificate.
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