The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding whether ischemic cardiovascular disease is related to service and whether it was caused or worsened by diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The examiner must address whether any cardiovascular disorder found on examination is related to service and whether it was caused or worsened by diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic cardiovascular disease
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2005
- Citation
- 0505844
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and he did not meet the requirements for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
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