The Veteran's claim for service connection for PSVT is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.
The deciding factor: The Board needs further clarification on whether the Veteran's PSVT was caused or aggravated by her service-connected allergic bronchitis.
- Claimed conditions
- paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT), cardiac arrhythmias
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2015
- Citation
- 1508934
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral shoulder pain, right and left lower extremity pain, and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) as the evidence did not support a current disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, finding that there is no evidence linking the condition to his active service or a service-connected disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for cardiac arrhythmias, lumbar spine pain, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure a VA examination is conducted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of service connection for paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT), to include as due to exposure to Agent Orange, for further development.
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