The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and duty-to-assist errors. The Veteran is seeking service connection for various conditions, including mitral valve prolapse, supraventricular tachycardia with vasovagal syncope, cholecystectomy, chronic asthma, and thyroid cancer status post thyroidectomy, all of which she attributes to receiving the anthrax vaccine during her military service. The Board found that additional opinions are needed regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board determined there were insufficient medical opinions addressing the Veteran's claims for service connection due to duty-to-assist errors and remanded the cases for further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- mitral valve prolapse, supraventricular tachycardia with vasovagal syncope, cholecystectomy, chronic asthma, thyroid cancer status post thyroidectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24030344
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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 service connection for bicuspid aortic valve and mitral valve prolapse, finding that the Veteran's heart disability was aggravated by military service.
- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's GERD is rated at a 30 percent rating, but no higher. The claim for TDIU was raised and must be adjudicated again.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for urinary frequency, as secondary to hypertension and non-service-connected diabetes mellitus type II. The other claims are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.
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