The Veteran's heart condition is remanded for a VA examination to determine if it was aggravated by service. His PTSD is also remanded as secondary to his heart condition, and TDIU and temporary total disability are also remanded.
The deciding factor: The examiner must consider the Veteran’s history of being on submarines in service and Dr. C's opinions regarding proper diagnosis and aggravation of the heart condition.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, malignant ventricular tachycardia, recurrent supraventricular tachycardia
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20003470
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is related to his service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including right and left shoulder strains with degenerative arthritis, right and left hip degenerative arthritis, left ankle degenerative arthritis with chronic instability and anterior talofibular ligament strain, cervical spine degenerative disc disease with degenerative arthritis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and obstructive sleep apnea, all of which are secondary to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for various conditions, including migraine headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, myasthenia gravis with right upper extremity muscle weakness, and others.
- Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date prior to July 23, 2020 for a service-connected heart condition is dismissed due to duplication with a previously decided matter.
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