The Board has decided to remand the veteran's claims due to incomplete VCAA notice and need for additional medical records. The veteran will be provided with proper VCAA notices, his treatment records from Sundance Medical Center and VA Medical Center in Henderson, Nevada are requested, and he needs to undergo VA examinations for varicose veins, low back disorder, and hypertension.

The deciding factor: The Board finds that the current claims file does not contain sufficient information to make a determination on the veteran's service connection claims. The VCAA requires proper notice of what evidence is needed to substantiate his claims, including new and material evidence for reopening joint pain claim, as well as disability rating and effective date for hypertension, varicose veins, and low back disorder.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Joint Pain","type_of_undiagnosed_illness":null,"presumed_disease_or_injury":null}, {"condition_name":"Hypertension","type_of_undiagnosed_illness":null,"presumed_disease_or_injury":null}, {"condition_name":"Low Back Disorder","type_of_undiagnosed_illness":null,"presumed_disease_or_injury":null}, {"condition_name":"Varicose Veins","type_of_undiagnosed_illness":null,"presumed_disease_or_injury":null}

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

August 14, 2006

Citation

0624838

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