The Veteran claims compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 for a heart disability status post aortic valve replacement as a result of treatment at the CAVHS between February 1, 2007 and May 1, 2007. The Board finds that additional VA treatment records are needed to fully adjudicate this claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's heart disability status post aortic valve replacement is claimed as resulting from treatment at the CAVHS between February 1, 2007 and May 1, 2007. However, several of the relevant VA treatment records appear to be missing from the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- status post aortic insufficiency due to bacterial endocarditis, bovine aortic valve replacement, possible transient congestive heart failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2014
- Citation
- 1432879
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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: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for status post aortic insufficiency due to bacterial endocarditis, with bovine aortic valve replacement and possible transient congestive heart failure.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the Veteran's heart disability, finding that VA treatment was not careless or negligent and that the events were not reasonably foreseeable.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinion regarding the Veteran's contentions and the proper standard of care expected for PICC line infections and resulting disabilities. The Veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for aortic insufficiency, bacterial endocarditis, bovine aortic valve replacement, and possible transient congestive heart failure.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient reasoning in the previous decision regarding the Veteran's contentions and treatment history.
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