The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for chest pains, including coronary artery disease and stable angina, as secondary to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is being returned for further development.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran’s disability manifested by chest pains is related to or caused by service, and if it is caused or aggravated by his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- chest pains, coronary artery disease, stable angina
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19128595
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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