The Board denied reopening of the claim for service connection for hypertensive disease due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim for an initial compensable evaluation for penile venereal warts was also addressed but is not included in this decision.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for hypertensive disease.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2003
- Citation
- 0319221
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions and incomplete development of records. The Veteran's service connection claims for cardiac and/or circulatory disabilities, including thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), heart block, and hypertensive disease are being reviewed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's National Guard service dates and the relationship between his hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and death. The AOJ is instructed to verify the specific dates of active duty, ACDUTRA, or INACDUTRA service from 2006 to 2007 and obtain an addendum VA opinion.
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