The Board remands the claims for service connection and initial rating of a heart condition, to include as secondary to mitral regurgitation, due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The January 2014 VA opinion was found inadequate, and additional development is necessary to obtain an adequate opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed heart conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart condition (to include coronary artery disease, supraventricular arrhythmia, tricuspid regurgitation, and premature ventricular complexes)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22001144
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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