The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased rating, temporary total rating based on hospitalization or convalescence, and TDIU due to incomplete records and need for further examination. The issues are related as they all involve his service-connected heart conditions.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded because there are outstanding private treatment records that could impact the Veteran's entitlement to a temporary total rating based on hospitalization or convalescence, and the TDIU claim is inextricably intertwined with the increased rating issue for IHD.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD), Supraventricular Arrhythmia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19190494
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to new and relevant evidence having been received since a previous denial.
- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of January 16, 2002, for the grant of service connection for ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus type 2, and residuals of prostate cancer.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including ischemic heart disease and unspecified trauma, rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's left eye neuropathy was granted a 10% disability rating, and the 100% evaluation for ischemic heart disease (IHD) was restored.
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