The Veteran's initial ratings for his service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD) and supraventricular arrhythmias are being remanded due to the need for updated VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The claims require additional medical evaluation to determine current disability levels and their impact on employment potential.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease (CAD) status-post myocardial infarction, Supraventricular arrhythmias
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2021
- Citation
- 21004989
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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 Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease and transient ischemic attack, prevent him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's petitions to reopen her previously denied claims for service connection of allergic rhinitis, supraventricular arrhythmias, and hypertension. The claim for tinnitus was also denied as it had already reached its maximum schedular rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently assigned a 10 percent evaluation. The Board has determined that the evidence supports a 20 percent evaluation for his bilateral hearing loss.,Service connection for type II diabetes mellitus (to include as due to herbicide exposure) and service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (to include as due to asbestos and herbicide exposure) are stayed. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered after the stay is lifted.,The Veteran has current right and left knee disorders that may be related to his military service, but a VA examination is needed to determine their etiology.,An initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for supraventricular arrhythmias is remanded. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered after the stay is lifted.,The Veteran has current right and left knee disorders that may be related to his military service, but a VA examination is needed to determine their etiology.,An initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for supraventricular arrhythmias is remanded. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered after the stay is lifted.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for ischemic heart disease, finding that there was no current diagnosis and noting that the Veteran did not have a disability qualifying for the herbicide presumption. The elements for direct service connection were not shown.
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