The Board has remanded the case for additional development to obtain private medical records and provide a VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's service-connected heart condition. The issues of entitlement to an initial disability rating for coronary artery disease (CAD) status post CABG surgery, greater than 10 percent from April 1, 2014 through June 7, 2017, and greater than 30 percent thereafter, and entitlement to an initial, temporary total disability rating for a hospital admission following CABG surgery are now pending.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional development is needed to obtain private medical records and provide a VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's service-connected heart condition. The issues of entitlement to these ratings remain pending.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD), Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2018
- Citation
- 18128875
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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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