The Veteran's tricuspid regurgitation is currently diagnosed, and there is herbicide exposure during service. However, the Board finds that a medical examination and opinion regarding the nexus between the current condition and service are necessary due to lack of such in the record.
The deciding factor: There is no nexus opinion linking the current cardiac disorder to military service including herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- tricuspid regurgitation
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2018
- Citation
- 18151241
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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 the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date prior to July 20, 2023, for the grant of service connection for his heart disability. The claim was filed on July 20, 2023, and there were no unadjudicated claims or documents indicating intent to file a claim for benefits related to a heart disability before that date.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
Your appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for cardiomyopathy, single vessel coronary artery disease, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, and tricuspid regurgitation is dismissed because it was erroneously docketed twice.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the VA did not obtain all private medical records from Dr. O. Almousalli, which could be relevant to the appellant's claim for service connection of his cardiac disorder. The case is being remanded to obtain these records.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's heart condition, finding that her current disability is at least in equipoise with service connection due to a history of valvular heart disease and related symptoms.
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