The Board has remanded the claims for heart disability, bilateral lower extremity disabilities, and pulmonary tuberculosis due to inadequate VA opinions regarding causation or aggravation.
The deciding factor: The previous VA opinions did not adequately address the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his current disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart disability (coronary artery disease with atrial fibrillation, status post myocardial infarction), Left lower extremity pain, Right lower extremity pain
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24050881
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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.
- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Veteran's residuals of traumatic brain injury are currently rated at 40 percent, and the Board has denied a higher evaluation. The issue of SMC is remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the Veteran's right lower extremity disability is related to service or secondary to his service-connected low back strain, and to consider any outstanding private treatment records.
- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of February 11, 2006 for the award of a TDIU based on service-connected disabilities.
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