Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a cardiovascular disability and neurological systems disorder due to insufficient development of evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinions did not adequately address the previous medical notations regarding the possible secondary nexus between sleep apnea and sick sinus syndrome, as well as the interrelatedness of TIA with cardiovascular conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiovascular disability, to include residuals of a cardiac pacemaker and sick sinus syndrome (SSS), neurological systems disorder, to include transient ischemic attack (TIA)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25013287
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