The Veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for the residuals of mitral valve replacement and angioplasty, including decreased stamina and an ascending aortic aneurysm (formerly evaluated as coronary artery disease, post-heart valve replacement). The case must be remanded to allow for a Travel Board Hearing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a Travel Board Hearing which has not been scheduled yet.
- Claimed conditions
- mitral valve replacement, angioplasty, decreased stamina, ascending aortic aneurysm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1025519
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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.
- Dismissed
The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for an ascending aortic aneurysm was dismissed due to untimely Board Appeal requests.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 100 percent rating for ascending aortic aneurysm from January 26, 2024, to July 11, 2024, and a 10 percent rating for hypertension. The appeal for TDIU and service connection for atrial fibrillation was remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for ascending aortic aneurysm, finding that it was caused by the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable evaluation for his service-connected ascending aortic aneurysm, as there was no evidence of the aneurysm being 5 centimeters in diameter, symptomatic, or requiring surgery.
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