The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disorder, COPD, and neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.,The Board also remanded several other issues including increased ratings for ankle disabilities and entitlement to TDIU.
The deciding factor: Service connection was denied because there were no medical opinions linking the claimed conditions to the Veteran's service or a service-connected disability, with some VA examiners stating that PTSD did not cause or aggravate these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disorder, atriial fibrillation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), neuropathy of the upper and lower bilateral extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2022
- Citation
- 22018895
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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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