Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter to obtain potentially outstanding treatment records from Bay Medical Hospital.
The deciding factor: The Board erred in not ensuring VA made reasonable efforts to obtain the Veteran's potentially outstanding treatment records, as required by 38 CFR § 3.159(e).
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic heart disease (IHD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25012884
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