The Board has remanded the case for a VA medical examination and opinion regarding service connection for an aortic valve disorder. The Veteran's entitlement to this benefit is currently under review.
The deciding factor: The July 2017 VA medical opinion was inadequate as it lacked a reasoned rationale explaining the provided opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- aortic valve disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2018
- Citation
- 1802980
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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 Veteran's appeal for service connection for a heart disability, including as due to in-service exposure to an herbicide agent, is remanded. The AOJ must request the Veteran be scheduled for an appropriate VA examination to determine the nature, date of onset, and etiology of his aortic valve disorder and/or heart block.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's cause of death, hypertension and aortic valve disorder, is granted service connection due to conceded herbicide exposure. The claim for burial benefits is also granted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an aortic valve disorder and scars due to incomplete medical opinions and the need for further clarification on the progression of the Veteran's CAD.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart disability, including claimed aortic valve disorder and ischemic heart disease, due to herbicide exposure during his service in Vietnam. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to active service.
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