The veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a Travel Board hearing due to his failure to attend the previously scheduled hearing.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not report for the previously scheduled travel board hearing and requested rescheduling, which was granted.
- Claimed conditions
- heart attack
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2003
- Citation
- 0332790
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension and tinnitus, but denied service connection for depression, chronic ear infections, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), acne, arthritis, heart attack, thyroid disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, catarrhal fever (common cold), foot disability, ventral hernia, dental disability, and a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with bipolar spectrum disorder prior to January 3, 2025.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all the conditions claimed by the Veteran, as there was no competent medical evidence of a current disability during the appeal period.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for non-obstructive coronary artery disease and denied service connection for a heart attack and valvular heart disease.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for non-obstructive coronary artery disease and denied service connection for a heart attack and valvular heart disease.
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