The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for further development and examination, as there is insufficient medical evidence to determine if his current heart and lung conditions are related to service.
The deciding factor: There is conflicting information regarding the onset of the Veteran's current heart and lung conditions, including whether they may be associated with an in-service injury or exposure. Further examination and opinion are needed to clarify this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- enlarged heart, lung disability with associated difficulty breathing
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2015
- Citation
- 1503370
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's enlarged heart is directly related to service or secondary to his hypertension.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's motion to revise a May 1993 decision denying service connection for a heart condition, claimed as enlarged heart, based on an allegation of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension and hypothyroidism, both due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents under the PACT Act. Other claims were either dismissed or remanded for further evidence.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran's claims for higher ratings for knee conditions and hemorrhoids were denied. However, the veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). Claims for service connection for an enlarged heart were denied, while claims for benign prostatic hypertrophy and erectile dysfunction were remanded.
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