The Veteran's heart disabilities are being remanded for a VA medical opinion to determine if they are related to his service, including presumed exposure to herbicides like Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: The examiner is needed to provide an etiology opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current heart disorders and his service, specifically his presumed exposure to herbicides such as Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia, cardiac ablation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2018
- Citation
- 1806879
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for clarification on whether his valvular heart disease is related to his service-connected supraventricular tachycardia, and because the TDIU claim is intertwined with the increased rating claim.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in obtaining relevant private treatment records and VA opinions, which were not sufficient for a decision on service connection.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's request for an extension of time to file a Board Appeal request was denied, and the attempted appeal is dismissed because the December 22, 2025, request was not timely filed.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed as he withdrew his appeal.
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