The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for heart conditions, including as secondary to his service-connected mitral regurgitation, and for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent prior to May 4, 2022, and in excess of 60 percent thereafter, for service-connected mitral regurgitation. The remand is necessary due to procedural defects and the need for additional development.
The deciding factor: Procedural defects were identified, including a lack of consideration of the Veteran's diagnosed heart conditions in the SSOCs, and the need for clarification regarding the extent of his service-connected heart conditions and their relationship to his non-service-connected heart conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- heart conditions, coronary artery disease (CAD), tricuspid regurgitation, premature ventricular complexes
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22046638
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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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