The Board remands the issues of an increased initial evaluation for CAD and entitlement to a TDIU prior to March 7, 2019 due to inadequate VA opinion regarding secondary causation or aggravation by service-connected CAD.
The deciding factor: The November 2023 opinions are not adequate as they did not address the May 2021 VA treatment record and medical literature submitted in November 2022, which must be explicitly discussed to determine if the Veteran's 2014 cerebrovascular accident (CVA) was caused by or aggravated by his service-connected CAD.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25026876
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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