The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a hearing, as he failed to appear at previous scheduled hearings and did not provide good cause.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to appear at previously scheduled Board hearings without providing valid reasons.
- Claimed conditions
- status post aortic insufficiency, bovine aortic valve replacement, possible transient congestive heart failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2017
- Citation
- 1708964
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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