The veteran's claim for service connection for chronic hypertension is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is needed to determine the etiology of the veteran's chronic hypertension and whether it had its onset during or was aggravated by active service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2009
- Citation
- 0904806
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Denied
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