The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete records and further medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was requested to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's current hypertension disorder is caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, and/or PTSD disorders. The examiner must also review all pertinent evidence in the claims file, including recent treatment records and medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2014
- Citation
- 1414190
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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
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