The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to inadequate examination opinions regarding the onset and etiology of the Veteran's heart condition(s).
The deciding factor: The VA-contracted examiner did not provide adequate opinions on whether the Veteran’s heart condition(s) is related to his in-service service or if it was caused by or aggravated by his service-connected varicose veins.
- Claimed conditions
- heart condition(s) (claimed as heart angioplasty), varicose veins of the bilateral legs
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2021
- Citation
- 21007952
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus led to the grants of service connection for varicose veins, peripheral vascular disease, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The effective dates are set at February 21, 2018.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for varicose veins of the bilateral legs is being remanded due to a lack of an opinion linking his condition to his active service. The VA is instructed to obtain any outstanding records and schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to determine if his varicose veins are related to his military service.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hand and wrist tenosynovitis is not currently shown, and thus service connection for this condition cannot be granted.
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