The Board has ordered additional development to obtain records from Banner Churchill Hospital, which the Veteran believes are located at the Reno VAMC. The case is now remanded for this purpose.
The deciding factor: Additional development was required to determine if the requested records were obtained and placed in the record as per previous orders.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of rheumatic fever, Prinzmetal's angina
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2014
- Citation
- 1445686
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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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