The Board has remanded the case for additional development to more accurately rate the veteran's service-connected disability and determine whether there is a link between his service-connected rheumatic fever and subsequent cerebrovascular accident, poor circulation, and angina.
The deciding factor: Additional development is required due to incomplete medical records and conflicting opinions regarding the relationship between the veteran's service-connected rheumatic fever and his current disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- status-post cerebrovascular accident, poor circulation in the legs, angina
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2004
- Citation
- 0417497
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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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