The Veteran's claim for VA compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and consideration of new evidence.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence has been submitted, including a statement from the VA Chief of Staff supporting the Veteran's claim, which requires further review by the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypotension, Tunnel Vision, Impotence, Neurogenic Bowel, Neurogenic Bladder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2015
- Citation
- 1515187
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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 Veteran's cause of death was hemorrhagic shock with multiorgan failure and acute gastrointestinal bleed, which the Board found not related to his military service or exposure to toxic chemicals. The claim for service connection for cause of death is denied.
- Partly granted
The appeal for a higher rating for degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine was denied, while the service connection claim for hypotension was remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an increased rating for eye disability and service connection for hypotension to correct duty to assist errors.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of neurogenic bladder is granted, effective July 16, 2020.,The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his neurogenic bladder condition is denied. The current rating of 60 percent is maintained.
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