The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for cardiovascular disability, right hip disability, and a disability manifested as right leg pain due to insufficient VA opinions and missing SSA records. The claims will be reviewed again with additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: VA needs to provide addendum opinions addressing causation and aggravation of the Veteran's conditions by his service-connected disabilities and obtain any outstanding SSA records.
- Claimed conditions
- Ventricular arrhythmia, Left bundle branch block, Cardiomyopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2023
- Citation
- 23011483
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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.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's heart conditions may be related to his service-connected sleep apnea and/or generalized anxiety disorder, but further examination is needed to determine causation.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for ventricular arrhythmia as secondary to his service-connected hypertension.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's heart conditions and their relation to service. The Veteran is asked to provide an addendum opinion from a qualified medical professional.
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