The veteran's appeal is remanded due to a significant change in the law (VCAA) and insufficient notification of his rights under the VCAA. The case will be returned for further action.
The deciding factor: The Board notes that the provisions of the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA) have not been properly considered, as evidenced by a lack of notice to the veteran regarding his rights and responsibilities under the VCAA.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive and arteriosclerotic heart disease with unstable angina
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2004
- Citation
- 0403238
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Decisions by this judge: 1,055 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0403238.
What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected hypertensive and arteriosclerotic heart disease with unstable angina, currently rated at 60 percent.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted a 60 percent evaluation for the veteran's hypertensive and arteriosclerotic heart disease with unstable angina, effective March 9, 2004.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly evaluate the veteran's heart disability, as the current evaluation does not accurately reflect its severity.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an increased disability evaluation for the veteran's hypertensive and arteriosclerotic heart disease with unstable angina, finding that the current 30 percent rating adequately reflects his symptoms.
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