The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a disability rating higher than 10 percent for supraventricular arrhythmia prior to October 8, 2014 and a rating higher than 30 percent thereafter. Additionally, the TDIU claim is also being remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that a new VA medical opinion was necessary to provide adequate information for rating purposes and to consider the entire appeal period (from June 18, 1992 to the present).
- Claimed conditions
- supraventricular arrhythmia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2022
- Citation
- 22000217
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Decisions by this judge: 2,569 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed as he withdrew his appeal.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's diagnosed supraventricular arrhythmia and congestive heart failure, finding that these conditions are related to his military service. The pansystolic murmur is also considered a condition of record.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's supraventricular arrhythmia is related to his active military service, specifically his time spent in the Gulf War. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The claims for service connection have also been dismissed.
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