The Board remands the case for an examination to determine if the Veteran's heart disease is caused or aggravated by his active duty service or service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence exists in the record to make a determination, and an examination is necessary to provide a nexus opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disease, coronary bypass surgery residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0904884
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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