The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for adenocarcinoma of the prostate and essential hypertension due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The case is being remanded because further examination and opinion are needed to determine the etiology of the veteran's diagnosed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- adenocarcinoma of the prostate, essential hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2004
- Citation
- 0415580
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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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