The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for ischemic coronary artery disease (CAD) and TDIU due to unemployability. The appeals are pending until further medical opinions can be obtained.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions were requested regarding whether the Veteran suffered from congestive heart failure during the period of his service-connected CAD, as well as whether he would have developed it without medication. Additionally, a TDIU claim was raised and needs to be adjudicated on both schedular and extraschedular grounds.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic coronary artery disease (CAD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22052913
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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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- 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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