The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to determine the nature of his heart disorder and whether he is unemployable due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The case requires further examination and review of medical records to clarify the nature of the Veteran's heart disorders and their relationship to service and other conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Congestive Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1549480
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of 100 percent for CAD was granted effective November 28, 2023. The effective date is based on the date of a VA examination showing the increase in disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
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