The Board has referred the case back to the RO due to a cancelled VA examination, and instructed them to conduct a new examination and take any necessary measures under the VCAA.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because of an unexplained cancellation of a requested VA examination by the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- elevated cholesterol levels
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2003
- Citation
- 0305402
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,480 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0305402.
What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and right leg radiculopathy, but denied service connection for cervical spine disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, sleep apnea, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), and elevated cholesterol levels.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease, finding that the Veteran's elevated cholesterol levels in service were a risk factor for developing this condition.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is service-connected due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange, but his elevated cholesterol levels are not.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran is seeking service connection for hypertension and elevated cholesterol levels, which he claims are related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The case has been remanded due to the need to review additional evidence.
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