The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for further examination regarding the Veteran's heart disorder, which is related to his service-connected disabilities and medications.
The deciding factor: The examiner needs to determine if the Veteran's current heart disorders are caused by or aggravated by the medications he takes for his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Ventricular arrhythmia, Premature atrial and ventricular contractions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23021072
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for ventricular arrhythmia as secondary to his service-connected hypertension.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure, and ventricular arrhythmia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected asthma.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for heart disability is dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal.
- Granted
The Veteran's service in Thailand during the Vietnam era is presumed to have exposed him to herbicide agents, leading to a grant of service connection for his heart disorders under the PACT Act. His bilateral hearing loss remains at a noncompensable rating.
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