The Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) status post CABG as secondary to diabetes mellitus has been reopened, but the issue of service connection remains remanded due to insufficient rationale in a previous opinion.
The deciding factor: The decision is mixed because one part of the claim (reopening) was granted and another part (service connection determination) was remanded for additional examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease (CAD) status post CABG, diabetes mellitus (DM)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2018
- Citation
- 18148630
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal requests as they were not timely filed, and no good cause was shown for the late filing.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including peripheral neuropathy in both lower extremities, a right shoulder disorder, erectile dysfunction, and cardiovascular and kidney disorders. The appeals were dismissed as there was no evidence to support these claims.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus had onset in service and has persisted since then. The Board granted service connection for this condition.
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