The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for angina pectoris and a chronic skin disability due to mustard gas exposure. The Veteran's service medical records are unavailable, and further efforts should be made to obtain them. Additional evidence may also need to be obtained from the Rome Outpatient Clinic.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that additional development is needed as the service medical records are unavailable and there may be outstanding VA treatment records that have not been obtained yet.
- Claimed conditions
- angina pectoris, chronic skin disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2011
- Citation
- 1132495
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea, hypertension, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and diabetes mellitus based on the presumption of exposure to Gulf War conditions. Service connection was denied for fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), esophageal stricture, a chronic skin disability, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and nephrolithiasis.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart disability manifested by chest pain, finding that there was no evidence of such condition during active service or related to any in-service injury or disease.
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