The Board has granted an effective date of November 30, 1992 for the grant of service connection for residuals of patent ductus arteriosus, post-surgical correction. The veteran's claim for a higher initial rating and TDIU remains pending as it requires further development.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the effective date determination and the need to remand the claims for an increased rating and TDIU due to the complexity of evaluating the residuals of the patent ductus arteriosus deformity in light of other coexisting conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 27, 2007
- Citation
- 0723116
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The VA determined that the veteran does not currently have disabling symptoms associated with his service-connected patent ductus arteriosus, and thus denied his claim for a compensable evaluation.
- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected musculoligamentous strain, right knee, is currently rated at 10 percent and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.
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