The Board remands the issues of service connection for a heart, eye, and neck condition to the AOJ for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not attend scheduled VA examinations due to ongoing health issues, which the Board finds constitute good cause. The AOJ must reschedule the Veteran for new VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart condition, to include heart disease, Eye condition, Neck condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25009246
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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