The veteran seeks compensation for left hemidiaphragm paralysis resulting from a coronary artery bypass graft procedure performed at a VA medical facility in May 2000. The case is remanded to determine the nature and etiology of the claimed condition, including whether it was caused by the surgical procedure.
The deciding factor: The claim involves determining if the veteran's left hemidiaphragm paralysis is causally related to the coronary artery bypass graft procedure performed at a VA medical facility in May 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- left hemidiaphragm paralysis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2008
- Citation
- 0834379
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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 remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for phrenic nerve paralysis with related left hemidiaphragm paralysis and sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected cervical spine and shoulder disorders due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a respiratory condition, to include left hemidiaphragm paralysis and a lung condition due to inadequate opinions in previous decisions. The Veteran contends his sleep apnea is related to his service-connected residuals of right peritonsillar abscess and right cervical lymph node excision, as well as his service-connected tinnitus.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to February 26, 2011, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and peripheral vascular disease of the bilateral lower extremities were denied as there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.,For the left hemidiaphragm disability, the claim was denied under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 because it resulted from treatment provided at a non-VA facility.
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