Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent disability rating, SMC based on housebound criteria, and DEA benefits due to a need for additional medical evidence.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain a retrospective medical opinion addressing the severity of the Veteran's heart disability prior to October 3, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic heart disease (IHD) with coronary artery disease (CAD) and atrial fibrillation
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100634
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