The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to address whether vascular hypertension is caused or aggravated by service-connected pulmonary fibrosis and/or tuberculosis.
The deciding factor: The remand was ordered due to insufficient opinions regarding secondary service connection from the previous examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- vascular hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2012
- Citation
- 1224443
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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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