The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for valvular heart disease and a vestibular condition (dizziness) as secondary to his service-connected coronary artery disease. The VA is instructed to schedule examinations and obtain opinions regarding causation and aggravation of these conditions by the service-connected CAD.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current examination reports were inadequate for rating purposes, particularly in addressing the relationship between the Veteran's valvular heart disease and his service-connected coronary artery disease. The VA is instructed to provide updated examinations and obtain opinions regarding causation and aggravation of these conditions by the service-connected CAD.
- Claimed conditions
- valvular heart disease, vestibular condition (dizziness)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2022
- Citation
- 22068967
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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.
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating higher than 30 percent for cardiomegaly with cardiac hypertrophy and valvular heart disease has been dismissed due to the appellant withdrawing the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for clarification on whether his valvular heart disease is related to his service-connected supraventricular tachycardia, and because the TDIU claim is intertwined with the increased rating claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, specifically failing to obtain a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's valvular heart disease and coronary artery calcification is caused or aggravated by his service-connected hypertension.
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