The Board has remanded the case for a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hyperlipidemia causes functional impairment in earning capacity, and to provide opinions on service connection for sick sinus syndrome as secondary to PTSD or due to exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner must opine as to whether the Veteran's hyperlipidemia is at least as likely as not related to active service (including conceded exposure to herbicide agents) and whether it is proximately due to or aggravated by service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- sick sinus syndrome, hyperlipidemia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2022
- Citation
- 22054138
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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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