The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings due to insufficient evidence in the record, including discrepancies between VA examiner findings and private physician diagnoses. The Veteran will be afforded another examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current heart disability, as well as initial evaluations for his cervical and lumbar spine disabilities and migraine headaches.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there were insufficient medical records in the record to make a determination on the claims, particularly regarding the presence and etiology of the Veteran's heart disability. The remand also includes requests for additional examinations to assess the severity of the Veteran's cervical and lumbar spine disabilities and migraine headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disease, cardiomyopathy, cervical spine degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19127087
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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.
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