Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an increased rating, earlier effective date, and TDIU due to inadequate VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 VA heart examination was found inadequate as it did not provide a medical basis for the determination of METS levels or when the current severity worsened. The May 2023 VA scar examination was also deemed inadequate as it provided no basis for determining if the scar is painful or unstable.
- Claimed conditions
- status post heart transplant associated with coronary artery disease, Cardiomyopathy, and AFib (CAD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25086027
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