The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of compliance with previous remand instructions and for further development, including a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The remand is based on the failure to comply with previous remand instructions regarding METs scores and LVEF percentages in the Veteran's heart examination.
- Claimed conditions
- non-obstructive coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19124407
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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