The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions and incomplete development of records. The Veteran's service connection claims for cardiac and/or circulatory disabilities, including thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), heart block, and hypertensive disease are being reviewed.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the prior remand directives were not substantially complied with due to incomplete medical opinions and unaddressed service records. The case is now returned for further development and consideration of these issues.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiac and/or circulatory disability, thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), heart block, hypertensive disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 25, 2021
- Citation
- 21032133
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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
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