The Veteran's atrial fibrillation is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that an updated VA examination is needed to determine if a higher rating is warranted.
The deciding factor: The current evidence does not provide sufficient information on the severity of the Veteran's service-connected atrial fibrillation to make a determination without further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- atriial fibrillation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19182148
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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