The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VA medical records and potential informal claims for increased disability ratings.
The deciding factor: Incomplete VA medical records may contain pertinent information regarding service connection or entitlement to DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
- Claimed conditions
- aortic stenosis, ischemic cardiomyopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0628863
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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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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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