Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a heart disability to obtain further medical evidence, as the previous VA opinion was insufficient.
The deciding factor: The Court set aside the 2023 Board decision due to an impermissible shift of burden regarding the aggravation prong of the presumption of soundness, and ordered further development through a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- 25014765
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