The Board remands the claim for service connection for angina to correct a duty to assist error, specifically to obtain private treatment records from the Veteran's cardiologist.
The deciding factor: The decision turns on whether the Veteran has a current disability, and relevant private treatment records have not been obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- angina
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25057756
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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- Denied
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