The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to address service connection, rating, and TDIU claims. Specifically, the Veteran's stroke is being reviewed in relation to his service-connected heart disability, and a VA medical examination will be scheduled to assess the severity of his heart condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new evidence has been received since the last examination which should be considered to determine if it changes the prior negative etiology opinion regarding the Veteran's stroke. The examiner must provide separate findings and rationales relating to whether the service-connected heart disability has aggravated the stroke condition.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a stroke, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19179045
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a heart condition to obtain an addendum opinion from a VA clinician regarding whether the Veteran's current heart condition is related to service, including in-service treatment for hypertension.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected cardiovascular disability, but denied a higher rating from December 15, 2022, through September 14, 2025.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a temporary rating of 100 percent for his heart disability from March 1, 2021 to June 1, 2021, but the claim for an increased rating in excess of 60 percent prior to and after this period was denied.
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