The veteran's appeal involves multiple service-connected and secondary disability claims, including right hip, low back, left ankle disabilities; hypertensive cardiovascular disease; and gastrointestinal disorder. The case is being remanded for additional development to determine the etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to properly assess the relationship between the veteran's current disabilities and his active duty service or any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip disability, low back disability, left ankle disability, hypertensive cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2003
- Citation
- 0328487
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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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The claim for entitlement to service connection for hypotension was dismissed, and the issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertensive cardiovascular disease was remanded.
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