The Veteran's service-connected ischemic heart disease (IHD)/coronary artery disease (CAD) was denied staged initial ratings higher than 10 percent from December 1, 2000 through June 1, 2005 and higher than 30 percent from June 2, 2005 through August 16, 2005. The Veteran's service-connected ischemic heart disease (IHD)/coronary artery disease (CAD) was denied staged initial ratings higher than 60 percent from August 17, 2005 through April 9, 2009 and a rating of 100 percent is assigned since April 10, 2009.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was REMANDED.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for higher staged initial ratings for ischemic heart disease (IHD)/coronary artery disease (CAD).
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic heart disease (IHD)/coronary artery disease (CAD), Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19167250
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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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- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD and COPD, while remanding other issues including entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder, hypertension, tinnitus, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, TDIU, and an initial rating for PTSD.
- Denied
The appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed, and the claims for a compensable rating for the lower back scar, service connection for COPD, and peripheral artery disease were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, COPD, a gastrointestinal disability, and migraines due to lack of evidence supporting a link between these conditions and her military service.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection and higher initial rating were dismissed due to concurrent election of review options.
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