The veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance of another person or being housebound is remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.
The deciding factor: The veteran has provided new information about recent health issues that require further evaluation by VA medical personnel.
- Claimed conditions
- heart attacks, low blood pressure
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2007
- Citation
- 0725192
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for myocardial infarction, claimed as heart attacks, has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for low blood pressure, bilateral hip condition, erectile dysfunction, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and stomach/bowel conditions, all secondary to kidney cancer. The Veteran's pending claims for service connection for colon cancer and kidney cancer are inextricably intertwined with these claims.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection on several foot conditions, leg shin splints, jock itch, low blood pressure, upper respiratory infections, seasickness, fatigue, and headaches. The appeal is dismissed.
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