The petition to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for a heart condition is granted, and the claims for service connection for a stomach condition, back condition, bilateral shoulder condition, and compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss are remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the final May 2011 rating decision relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for a heart condition and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim. The claims for other conditions require further examination and development.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart condition, Stomach condition, Back condition, to include arthritis, Bilateral shoulder condition, to include arthritis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23001848
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.
- Denied
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- Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and a TBI, but denied the claim for PTSD as moot. The claims for service connection for a neck condition and back condition were remanded.
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