The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining private and VA treatment records related to the Veteran's irregular heartbeat. The increased rating claim for minimal inactive pulmonary tuberculosis remains pending.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine if new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the service connection claim for irregular heartbeat and to evaluate the Veteran's current disability ratings for his pulmonary tuberculosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Irregular heartbeat, Minimal inactive pulmonary tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19178919
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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