Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for the Veteran to provide authorization for VA to request his records from Emory Cardiology, as these records are relevant to determining an initial compensable rating for his service-connected atrial fibrillation.
The deciding factor: The outstanding private cardiologist records are necessary to determine if the criteria for a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7010 have been met.
- Claimed conditions
- atrial fibrillation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25105143
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