The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected cardiac disability.
The deciding factor: The decision requires further development due to recent medical findings and changes in the Veteran's condition since previous examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease with history of myocardial infarction, left ventricular dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2015
- Citation
- 1504811
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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
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