Entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for coronary artery disease (CAD) from July 10, 2006 to January 16, 2012 was denied.,Entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent for coronary artery disease (CAD) from January 17, 2012 to September 12, 2012 was denied.,Entitlement to a rating to 100 percent for coronary artery disease (CAD) since September 13, 2012 to March 25, 2015 was granted, subject to the law and regulations governing the payment of monetary benefits.,Entitlement to a rating of 60 percent for coronary artery disease (CAD) beginning March 26, 2015 was granted, subject to the law and regulations governing the payment of monetary benefits.,Right shoulder bursitis issue is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right shoulder bursitis claim has not been properly adjudicated due to lack of a Statement of the Case (SOC).
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease (CAD), Right shoulder bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2018
- Citation
- 18120225
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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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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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