The Board has denied service connection for polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis. The appeal regarding coronary artery disease (CAD) is remanded due to the need for a more comprehensive examination.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish that the claimed conditions are related to service or any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- polymyalgia rheumatica, temporal arteritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18112306
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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: Denied
The Board denied service connection for polymyalgia rheumatica and remanded the issue of rating a disability in excess of 30 percent for coronary artery disease.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, bilateral osteopenia, and polymyalgia rheumatica due to inadequate VA examination reports.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for various conditions has been withdrawn by the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for polymyalgia rheumatica as the evidence did not support a finding that the condition was incurred in or aggravated by active service.
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