The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to concerns about incomplete medical records and a need for further examination.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records, particularly from her temporary duty retirement and permanent duty retirement periods, have made it difficult to determine if the Veteran's low blood pressure readings represent hypotension or an underlying chronic disorder. The Veteran also has concerns regarding left flank pain, urinary tract infections, and kidney damage that need further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- hypotension, residuals of urinary tract infections and pyelonephritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0940768
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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.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis for any of the claimed conditions and thus, service connection is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
Service connection for hypothyroidism and parkinsonism is granted due to exposure to herbicides. Service connection for PAF, hypotension, and REM behavior disorder is remanded as there is no presumptive association.
- Dismissed
The claim for entitlement to service connection for hypotension was dismissed, and the issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertensive cardiovascular disease was remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and a new opinion regarding the Veteran's cause of death.
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