The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development regarding service connection for a heart condition other than mitral valve prolapse. The VA examiner is requested to provide an opinion on whether any current heart disability during the appeal period was related to the appellant's ACDUTRA.
The deciding factor: The Board found that more development is necessary due to the need for clarification regarding the presence of a current heart condition other than mitral valve prolapse and its relation to service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- heart mitral valve prolapse, ventricular tachycardia, heart arrhythmia, premature atrial contractions, productive premature ventricular contractions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2021
- Citation
- 21068361
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 21068361.
What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for uterine fibroids and heart arrhythmia (now claimed as palpitations and valve disease) due to a withdrawal of appeal by the appellant's authorized representative.
- Whole decision: Denied
The claim for payment of non-VA emergency medical care provided to the Veteran at William Beaumont Hospital from October 8, 2020, to October 11, 2020, was denied due to untimely filing.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's implantable cardiac pacemaker is granted as secondary to his service-connected atrial fibrillation. However, the Veteran's ventricular tachycardia is denied as not being related to his service-connected hypertension.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an initial evaluation of 30 percent for the period from September 20, 2022 to June 13, 2023 and a 60 percent evaluation from October 1, 2023, but denied an earlier effective date prior to September 20, 2022.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.