The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiac disability is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding whether his current condition is related to an in-service injury. The case will be returned for further development, including scheduling an examination.
The deciding factor: The examiner must provide an opinion as to whether the Veteran’s current cardiac disability is at least as likely as not (50 percent or greater probability) related to an in-service injury, specifically a blow to the chest or ribs.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiac disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19133286
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,374 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 19133286.
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 service connection for a cardiac disability, including arteriosclerotic heart disease and coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a link to active service or an in-service injury.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, warranting TDIU effective September 1, 2020.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left femoral acetabular impingement syndrome and remanded the issue of service connection for cardiac disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an initial rating of 60 percent for atrial fibrillation with supraventricular tachycardia and implanted cardiac pacemaker, effective July 21, 2023.
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