A 100 percent rating for coronary artery disease (CAD) status-post percutaneous intervention since December 1, 2014 is granted. The Veteran's dental and jaw injury claims are remanded due to incomplete records.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not provided sufficient evidence to reopen his previously denied service connection claims for a dental disorder and residuals of a jaw injury.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic congestive heart failure, loss of upper teeth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19176300
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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.
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