The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder. The Veteran's tachycardia is not considered a separate disability warranting service connection. The coronary artery disease with bypass grafting remains rated at 30 percent. Other issues are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence did not establish a current diagnosis of tachycardia, and thus could not be service connected as a separate condition. The Veteran's tachycardia is considered a symptom related to his hypertension and coronary artery disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety disorder, Tachycardia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20035439
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to Military Sexual Trauma is granted. The claims for service connection for Peptic Ulcer and Tachycardia are remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in failing to obtain the Veteran's complete service treatment records.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for all claims, including those related to various disabilities and service connection.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for hypertension (HTN) from March 2, 2023, but no higher or earlier. The other claims were denied.
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