The Board has ordered additional development to obtain complete service medical records and private treatment records, including those from Dr. Ghanti. The VA will also provide corrective notice compliant with Dingess/Hartman v. Nicholson.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine the existence of the veteran's dilated cardiomyopathy during his active service or within one year of his discharge and its relationship to his service, including in-service viral infections, chest pain, chills, fever, and fatigue.
- Claimed conditions
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0614460
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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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