The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional medical records from the veteran's reserve duty service over the period of 1971 to 1991, and to determine whether direct service connection can be granted for his cardiovascular disabilities.
The deciding factor: The claim involves a need to verify the existence of relevant service medical records from the veteran's reserve duty service over the period of 1971 to 1991.
- Claimed conditions
- status post myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease with hypertension, cardiomegaly
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0010293
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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
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