The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to issues related to heart disease and a chest condition resulting from VA treatment and surgery. The Board will seek additional evidence, including medical opinions, to determine if the conditions are service-connected.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further development of the claims, particularly with regard to obtaining independent medical evidence regarding the cause of the veteran's additional disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disease, chest condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2004
- Citation
- 0418315
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for an eye condition, hearing loss, heart disease, arthritis, and diabetes due to a regulatory duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for ischemic heart disease, heart disease, and congestive heart failure as not being related to the Veteran's active service. The Board also denied an earlier effective date for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for heart disease and diabetes mellitus to obtain additional medical opinions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and remanded the other claims for further development.
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