The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations and consideration of all relevant evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision notes that the Veteran has not been afforded a current VA examination to assess his service-connected disabilities, which is necessary due to changes in his condition since the last examination. Additionally, there are recent treatment records that have not yet been considered by the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with a herniated disc, status post aortic valve replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1030539
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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 is dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no service connection issues are addressed.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of secondary service connection for a heart disorder, which is proximately due to his service-connected hypertension.
- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of April 24, 2007 for the award of service connection for coronary artery disease and found that the Veteran is in need of regular aid and attendance due to his multiple service-connected disabilities. The decision also grants SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
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