The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding whether hypertension with cardiomegaly is related to service or service-connected type II diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The claim requires further clarification and evidence regarding the relationship between hypertension with cardiomegaly and service or service-connected type II diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension with cardiomegaly
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2004
- Citation
- 0431380
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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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