The Veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability to include a heart disorder due to VA medical treatment from May 1997 to June 1997 for subacute bacterial endocarditis Streptococcus sanguis. The Board has determined that further development is needed, including obtaining private medical records and reviewing the claims file.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's heart condition may be related to VA treatment from May 1997 to June 1997 for subacute bacterial endocarditis, but a thorough review of the evidence is required to determine if there was any fault on part of VA in providing the treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- mitral regurgitation, aortic regurgitation, left ventricular hypertrophy, myocardial ischemia, atherosclerotic coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2012
- Citation
- 1220341
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, and will consider service connection for heart disorders based on direct evidence or secondary to hypertension.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in obtaining relevant private treatment records and VA opinions, which were not sufficient for a decision on service connection.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for left ventricular hypertrophy and service connection for sinus bradycardia are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.
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