Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for atrial fibrillation and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with congestive heart failure to correct an error by the AOJ in satisfying a regulatory or statutory duty.
The deciding factor: A formal VA examination is warranted due to the need for a separate rating for atrial fibrillation and to address if and how congestive heart failure relates to COPD, as well as to satisfy the duty to assist under 38 U.S.C. § 5103A.
- Claimed conditions
- Atrial fibrillation, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with congestive heart failure (CHF)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25106136
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