The Board has found no evidence of a current heart palpitations condition and the medical opinions provided do not support service connection for this claimed disability. As such, the claim is denied.
The deciding factor: Both VA examinations conducted in June 2012 and May 2019 did not find any chronic heart or heart-related condition as of these examinations, with no basis established for a claim of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- heart palpitations
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20048357
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's erectile dysfunction and heart palpitations are granted as secondary to service-connected conditions. The rating for PTSD is also remanded, and TDIU prior to November 21, 2016, is also remanded.
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