The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for a heart disability, including paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) and trace mitral regurgitation. The examiner must provide opinions on whether these conditions are caused or aggravated by service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient evidence to determine the cause of the Veteran's heart disabilities and required an addendum opinion addressing whether his service-connected PTSD may have caused or aggravated his heart disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF), trace mitral regurgitation
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22001161
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Decisions by this judge: 2,451 · Granted: 22% (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.
- Granted
The Veteran's heart condition was rated at 100% but reduced to 60%. The reduction was overturned, and the original rating of 100% is restored. SMC based on housebound criteria is also restored.
- Granted
Service connection is granted for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. The Veteran also received a grant of TDIU prior to March 30, 2023.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error and for an adequate TERA examination regarding the Veteran's heart disabilities, including trace mitral regurgitation, mild tricuspid regurgitation, trace aortic regurgitation, and mild pulmonic regurgitation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's heart disorder and his service-connected asbestosis.
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