The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease/coronary artery disease (CAD) due to incomplete compliance with previous remand directives.
The deciding factor: Incomplete compliance with previous remand directives requires another attempt to obtain relevant records from the VistA imaging system and any outstanding VA treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease/coronary artery disease (CAD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25005377
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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