The veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for valvular insufficiency, which is claimed as secondary to medication taken for her service-connected migraine headaches, has been denied. The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing VA medical records.
The deciding factor: The decision was made based on the need for additional relevant medical evidence from the veteran's VA treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- valvular insufficiency
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0602402
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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: Dismissed
The Board's decision granting service connection for valvular insufficiency in the left and right lower extremities has been dismissed due to procedural issues.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there is pre-decisional error in the decision on appeal regarding service connection for coronary artery disease and requires a VA examination to address the Veteran's claim.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's coronary artery disease is attributable to in-service herbicide exposure, and his heart disability other than coronary artery disease was not incurred or aggravated by active service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected valvular insufficiency disability warrants an initial compensable rating of 10 percent, effective January 9, 2011.
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