The Board remands the claim for additional evidence and a more thorough medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The October 2020 medical opinion was found inadequate due to an inaccurate factual premise, failure to consider lay assertions and all evidence of record, lack of explanation, and missing treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- heart palpitations
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25048889
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
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- Partly granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches and remanded the claim for an increased rating for GERD, mild hiatal hernia, and erosive esophagitis. Other claims were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for fatigue, heart palpitations, a gastrointestinal disability, and chronic cough due to the lack of evidence supporting current diagnoses or a link to service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for heart palpitations, bruxism, and bilateral dry eye, while denying service connection for the other conditions.
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