The veteran's claims for service connection for left pectoral muscle disability, arthritis of the arms and neck, and low back disability are being remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Further medical examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any cardiovascular disease, including hypertension with coronary artery disease, in relation to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension with coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2008
- Citation
- 0812259
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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.
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