The veteran is seeking service connection for heart disease, including coronary artery disease and hypertension, as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for clarification of a medical opinion regarding the relationship between the veteran's heart disease and his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to provide an addendum addressing whether it is at least as likely as not that the veteran's heart disease was caused or made worse by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and if there is an identifiable element of disability due to the service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disease, coronary artery disease, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0622747
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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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