The Board granted the petitions to reopen claims for service connection for multiple conditions, but remanded all claims for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted was determined to be new and relevant, allowing the reopening of previously denied claims, but additional evidence is needed before a final decision can be made on the merits of each claim.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic brain injury claimed as head and brain damage, congestive heart failure claimed as heart failure, chronic sequelae small vessel ischemia, atrial fibrillation, premature ventricular contractions, neurocognitive memory impairment claimed as amnesia, vestibular dysfunction associated with gait ataxia, bilateral eye condition to include macular degeneration and cataracts claimed as frequent blindness, ophthalmologic migraines claimed as ocular migraines, right basal ganglia lacunar infarction, right cerebellar infarction, near syncope, tremor condition to include intention tremor and tremor senilis, unsteady gait subject to fall
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25034621
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for atrial fibrillation to obtain a medical opinion under the PACT Act regarding the possibility of a nexus between the claimed disability and in-service exposure to toxins.
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