The Board has remanded the case for additional development and disposition consistent with the Joint Motion, which includes obtaining missing VA treatment records and scheduling a heart disorders examination.
The deciding factor: The Joint Motion instructed the Board to revisit the issue of whether the veteran should be afforded a VA medical nexus opinion regarding his heart disorders being due to his malaria.
- Claimed conditions
- mitral stenosis, atriial fibrillation, congestive heart failure
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0615635
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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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