The veteran seeks service connection for essential hypertension. The Board has determined that additional development is needed, including obtaining medical records and scheduling the veteran for a VA examination to determine if his pre-existing condition was permanently aggravated by active duty service.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is required to substantiate the claim of service connection for essential hypertension due to potential issues with the timing and nature of the veteran's military service and the onset of his condition.
- Claimed conditions
- essential hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2004
- Citation
- 0405174
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Board denied a compensable rating for essential hypertension as the Veteran's blood pressure did not meet the criteria for a 10 percent rating, and remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating due to individual unemployability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to new and relevant evidence being submitted after the prior denial.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for essential hypertension, bilateral keratoconjunctivitis sicca, pancreatic issues, interstitial lung disease, respiratory bronchial problems, and bilateral tinnitus due to a pre-decisional error in not attempting to reschedule VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as the November 2023 TERA opinions are inadequate.
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