The Board has remanded the case due to ambiguities in the record regarding the Veteran's ischemic heart disease and its onset. The effective date for service connection of coronary atherosclerosis and angina pectoris is being reviewed.
The deciding factor: There are ambiguities in the medical records that require an expert opinion to determine if the Veteran had ischemic heart disease at the time of his September 12, 1988 claim or when it first warranted a diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary atherosclerosis, angina pectoris
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19161181
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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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