Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for atrial septal defect with atrial fibrillation to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding whether a superimposed injury or disease during active duty resulted in additional disability.
The deciding factor: The July 2021, August 2022, and November 2022 VA medical opinions are inadequate because they did not address whether the Veteran's atrial septal defect with atrial fibrillation was subject to a superimposed injury or disease during active-duty service that resulted in additional disability.
- Claimed conditions
- atrial septal defect with atrial fibrillation
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085293
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