The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development and consideration, including re-examination of his heart murmur and cerebrovascular accident (CVA), review of the new and material evidence claim, and readjudication of all issues.
The deciding factor: Further examination and adjudication are necessary to properly address the veteran's claims regarding his heart murmur and CVA.
- Claimed conditions
- functional heart murmur, atherosclerotic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0610832
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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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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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