The Board has remanded the claims for coronary artery disease and supraventricular arrhythmia due to new evidence suggesting an increase in severity. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it may be impacted by the increased ratings.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence indicates a possible increase in the severity of the service-connected conditions, necessitating further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease status post myocardial infarction, mitral valve regurgitation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189313
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 1, 2015 for the award of service connection for coronary artery disease status post myocardial infarction based on presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure during Vietnam service.
- Partly granted
The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and ratings, except for TDIU and DEA which were granted as of May 1, 2020.
- Partly granted
The veteran's request for a higher rating for diabetic retinopathy and coronary artery disease was partially granted. A 100% rating for coronary artery disease and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status were granted effective July 12, 2023.
- Denied
The Board denied the Appellant's request for an earlier effective date for the Veteran's service-connected mitral valve regurgitation with congestive heart failure, finding that the appeal was a freestanding claim and not valid as it did not challenge the original decision on CUE.
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