The Board remands the case to obtain a medical opinion on whether the Veteran's hypertension, which is related to his military service, caused or contributed to his death.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence and a medical opinion are needed to determine if there is any relationship between the Veteran's hypertension and his military service, as well as its potential role in causing or contributing to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Cardiac arrhythmia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0908688
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,293 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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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