The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and readjudication, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to obtain updated medical records and conduct a comprehensive VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine condition with right C5-C6 radiculopathy, thoracolumbar myositis with bilateral radiculopathy, supraventricular tachycardia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2018
- Citation
- 18144320
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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 Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher rating than 10 percent for service-connected supraventricular tachycardia, as the evidence did not support a finding that his symptoms more nearly approximated five or more treatment interventions per year.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for supraventricular tachycardia, finding that new and relevant evidence had been submitted but that the condition was not related to an in-service injury or disease.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 1, 2021, for the award of service connection for supraventricular tachycardia but denied a higher initial rating in excess of 10 percent.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service connection for supraventricular tachycardia was granted, resolving reasonable doubt in his favor.
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