The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including providing VCAA notice and obtaining updated treatment records. The issues of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of service connection for hypertensive vascular disease, and entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to hypertensive vascular disease are pending.
The deciding factor: The case is remanded due to the need for additional development under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA).
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive vascular disease, obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0639354
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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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