The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for VA examinations to address the appellant's claims for service connection for a heart disability and increased rating for his right ankle disability.
The deciding factor: The claim is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examination to properly evaluate the appellant's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- atriial septal defect, congenital heart disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2011
- Citation
- 1132805
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives, specifically regarding a VA medical opinion on whether the Veteran's heart conditions are aggravated by service and if they are related to her service-connected asthma.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's heart disorders. The opinions are needed to determine whether any diagnosed heart disorder is ischemic or congenital in nature, and if so, whether it was caused or aggravated by service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the Veteran's heart conditions and whether her atrial septal defect is a congenital defect or disease. The case will be reviewed for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the precise diagnosis and nature of the Veteran's heart disorder, as well as whether it was caused or aggravated by his active service.
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