The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's hypertension is secondary to his service-connected conditions, including diabetes mellitus, posttraumatic stress disorder, and arteriosclerotic heart disease. The examiner should consider an article linking PTSD to hypertension.
The deciding factor: A new VA examination is needed to assess whether the Veteran's hypertension is due to or aggravated by a service-connected condition, including PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive vascular disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2011
- Citation
- 1106850
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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: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is not etiologically related to his period of service and does not meet the criteria for secondary service connection based on a service-connected disorder.
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