The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for atrial fibrillation and enlarged prostate due to duty-to-assist errors, including failure to obtain relevant medical records and VA examinations. The issues are now pending before the AOJ.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to correct prior duty-to-assist errors in obtaining pertinent medical evidence and conducting necessary examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disability (atrial fibrillation), prostate disability (enlarged prostate)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2019
- Citation
- A19003268
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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
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