The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination opinions regarding causation and aggravation of the Veteran's heart disability, specifically atrial fibrillation. The VA must obtain new medical opinions addressing these issues.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because the previous examinations did not adequately address whether the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II caused or aggravated his heart disability (atrial fibrillation).
- Claimed conditions
- heart disability (previously claimed as paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and heart condition)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2022
- Citation
- 22014177
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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.
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