The Board has decided to remand the case for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for cardiomyopathy with congestive heart failure, including as secondary to the veteran's service-connected disabilities. The examiner is requested to provide an opinion on whether PTSD caused or aggravated his current heart condition.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is needed to determine if the veteran's PTSD caused or aggravated his current heart condition.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiomyopathy with congestive heart failure
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2007
- Citation
- 0735821
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and heart conditions. The Board found that a medical opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions is necessary.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and heart conditions. The Board found that a medical opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions is necessary.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various heart disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus to service and thus denying the claims.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased ratings have been dismissed. The Board has granted service connection for right lower extremity neurological impairment, but denied the rest of the claims.
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