The Board has remanded the case due to the need to obtain additional medical records and conduct a VA examination. The Veteran's heart palpitations are being evaluated for service connection, with consideration given to whether they are related to his military service or any medications he is taking for his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The decision requires further evidence and evaluation to determine if the Veteran's heart palpitations are related to his military service or any medications he is taking for his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- heart palpitations
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2015
- Citation
- 1511988
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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: Partly granted
The Board dismissed the appeals for heart palpitations, left shoulder disability, and right shoulder disability. The appeal for a right knee disability is remanded.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision on the claims. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for chronic kidney disease, sleep apnea, systemic lupus erythematosus (autoimmune disease), neuropathy, heart palpitations, COPD, and PTSD due to exposure to herbicide agents or other chemicals used to spray foliage during his service in Korea. The AOJ is instructed to make reasonable efforts to obtain community care treatment records, develop the Veteran's reported in-service stressor, and schedule a VA examination for COPD.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's erectile dysfunction and heart palpitations are granted as secondary to service-connected conditions. The rating for PTSD is also remanded, and TDIU prior to November 21, 2016, is also remanded.
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