The Veteran's appeal is being REMANDED to the RO for further development, including obtaining his service personnel records and arranging for a VA examination. The issues of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, cardiovascular disorder, diabetes mellitus type II, and skin cancer (basal cell carcinoma) are pending.
The deciding factor: The Board finds insufficient evidence upon which to base a determination regarding the Veteran's claims and concludes that he should be afforded an appropriate VA examination(s).
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, cardiovascular disorder, diabetes mellitus, type II, basal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1021548
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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