The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for atrial fibrillation and status post mitral valve replacement because new evidence did not contribute to a more complete picture of the Veteran's claim.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence was essentially duplicative and did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- atrial fibrillation, status post mitral valve replacement
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2018
- Citation
- 18140343
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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