The Board has vacated the June 16, 2021 decision denying service connection for CAD, status post CABG due to a denial of due process. The case is now remanded for further development and consideration.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not adequately review all of the Veteran's medical records and lay statements regarding the onset of his heart disease.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease (CAD), status post coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22005716
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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 has remanded the Veteran's claims for initial ratings higher than 30 percent for coronary artery disease (CAD), status post coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) prior to October 21, 2014, and in excess of 60 percent from February 1, 2015. The Board also remanded the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Denied
The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for his coronary artery disease (CAD) prior to October 21, 2014 was denied. The Veteran also had an increased disability rating for CAD from February 1, 2015.,The VA determined that the Veteran’s condition did not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating of 30 percent or an increased rating of 60 percent prior to October 21, 2014 and from February 1, 2015 respectively.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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