The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for atrial fibrillation, anemia, and lung pressure due to incomplete development of evidence. The appellant is seeking service connection for these conditions as related to her husband's active duty service.
The deciding factor: Incomplete development of evidence prevented a determination on the merits of the service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- atrial fibrillation, anemia, lung pressure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23054779
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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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