The Veteran seeks earlier effective dates for the assignment of increased ratings and service connection. The Board has determined that these issues are remanded.,Effective dates have been granted for peripheral arterial disease, but not for atherosclerotic heart disease.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were previously adjudicated and final, and no new evidence was presented or considered since the last decision. The effective dates for service connection and increased ratings are based on when VA received the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Atherosclerotic heart disease and coronary artery disease, Peripheral arterial disease of the left lower extremity, Peripheral arterial disease of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2018
- Citation
- 18123737
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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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to various conditions, as the issues were remanded under the modernized appeal system.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including ischemic heart disease and peripheral arterial diseases of multiple limbs, have prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to September 23, 2020.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and review due to insufficient opinions regarding whether current diagnoses are related to service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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