The Board is remanding the claims of increased rating for anxiety disorder, service connection for PTSD, service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease as secondary to anxiety disorder, and service connection for tinnitus due to procedural deficiencies in notification. The Veteran will need a VA examination to clarify his mental health diagnoses and determine if there is a separate diagnosis of PTSD. A VA examination will also be needed to assess the etiology of the Veteran's arteriosclerotic heart disease.
The deciding factor: The claims are remanded due to procedural deficiencies in notification, specifically regarding secondary service connection for PTSD and an increased rating for anxiety disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety Disorder, Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2009
- Citation
- 0936375
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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