The Board has ordered further development due to incomplete service and medical records, as well as missing VA and Social Security Administration (SSA) records. The veteran is seeking service connection for hypertensive renal disease.
The deciding factor: Further evidence is needed to determine if the veteran's current condition had its onset or was aggravated during his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive renal disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 22, 2005
- Citation
- 0519974
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of March 10, 2023 for service connection of hypertensive renal disease was granted. The claim for a compensable rating for hypertension is remanded due to the need for additional evidence.
- Granted
The Veteran's cause of death, bilateral bronchopneumonia with complicating factors including atherosclerotic coronary artery disease and hypertensive renal disease, is considered due to service-connected causes. As the Veteran served in Vietnam, his exposure to herbicides is presumed, allowing for presumptive service connection for atherosclerotic coronary artery disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including those for right and left shoulder disabilities, arm disabilities, elbow disabilities, depressive disorder, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities, diabetes mellitus, atrioventricular block, and migraine headaches. The Veteran is also being asked to provide information about his SSA disability benefits.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for service connection of hypertensive renal disease due to exposure to environmental hazards during service in the Persian Gulf War, including burn pits. The Veteran needs a VA examination to determine if his condition is related to service.
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