Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection of a heart condition is remanded. The Board needs more information to decide the case.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not adequately address the issue of aggravation and the link between the Veteran's toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) and his heart condition.
- Claimed conditions
- heart condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25000746
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