The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for premature ventricular contraction secondary to her service-connected hypertension and right hand arthritis (degenerative and rheumatoid), finding that there is no causal relationship between these conditions and her military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no evidence of a direct link between the Veteran’s current conditions and her military service, including an in-service injury to her right hand.
- Claimed conditions
- premature ventricular contraction, right hand arthritis (degenerative and rheumatoid)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2020
- Citation
- 20031548
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a heart disability, as there was no evidence of an intent to file a claim prior to August 7, 2023, and the Nehmer provisions did not apply.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for premature ventricular contraction with arrhythmia and cardiac hypertrophy, finding it a qualifying chronic disability under the Persian Gulf Veterans' Compensation Act. The Veteran's scars and left thigh numbness are also considered secondary to this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for arthritis of the right hand and premature ventricular contraction secondary to service-connected hypertension due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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