The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent disabling for coronary atherosclerosis (also claimed as chest pains) prior to May 26, 2015, and in excess of 10 percent thereafter due to inadequate examination reports and outstanding VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Board found the existing examination reports insufficient to determine the current severity of the Veteran's coronary atherosclerosis and requested additional examinations. Additionally, there were outstanding VA treatment records that needed to be obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary atherosclerosis, chest pains
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2022
- Citation
- 22003925
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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