The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous directives and a need for clarification on whether the Veteran's WPW syndrome is secondary to service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD).
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion provided did not use the correct definition of aggravation, which requires any increase in disability rather than beyond the natural progression.
- Claimed conditions
- Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22069412
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a heart disorder, including WPW and PVCs, finding that the condition pre-existed service and was not aggravated by military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient examination and opinion regarding service connection for heart disorders, specifically Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW) and premature ventricular contractions. The examiner needs to address whether the Veteran's preexisting condition was aggravated by service and if her PVCs were caused or aggravated by exposure to environmental toxins in Southwest Asia.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases for further examination and due process, including obtaining evidence of in-service stressors and scheduling new VA examinations.
- Granted
The Veteran's WPW was rated as 30 percent disabling from September 16, 2014 forward. The rating is based on more than four episodes of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation or other supraventricular tachycardia per year documented by an ECG or Holter monitor.
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