The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a new addendum medical opinion to address whether his cardiac disorders are caused or aggravated by his service-connected psoriasis and PTSD.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion on whether the Veteran’s service-connected psoriasis caused or aggravated his supraventricular arrhythmia, nor did they consider the November 2017 VA medical record which suggested a link between psoriasis and heart disease.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiac disorder, cardiomyopathy, non-obstructive coronary artery disease, supraventricular arrhythmia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2021
- Citation
- 21003660
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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
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