The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional records, a new VA examination, and to determine if the Veteran has any qualifying additional disability due to VA treatment in August and September 2009. The TDIU claim will also be remanded for further adjudication.
The deciding factor: The Board needs to ensure compliance with its previous directives regarding the VA examiner's response and obtain additional records to determine if the Veteran has any qualifying additional disability due to VA treatment in August and September 2009.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiac disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2018
- Citation
- 1806974
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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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