The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete medical opinions and additional development is needed.
The deciding factor: The Board requested an addendum opinion from a VA examiner to address the etiology of the Veteran's heart disability, including whether it was caused or aggravated by his service-connected restrictive ventilatory defect.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiac disease, bradycardia with pacemaker implantation, mild enlargement with atherosclerotic disease of the thoracic aorta and coronary arteries
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19183992
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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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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