The Board has determined that further evidentiary development is needed, including determining the nature of the veteran's cattle farming operation and obtaining additional evidence regarding his service-connected disabilities. The claims for increased evaluations for coronary artery disease with hypertension and degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine will be addressed separately.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that further development is necessary to ensure compliance with due process considerations and to determine if additional service-connected disabilities must be rated prior to adjudication of a claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease with hypertension, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, psoriasis, peripheral vascular disease, renal artery stenosis, cerebrovascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0012650
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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.
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