The Veteran's heart condition, including hypertension, is being remanded for further evaluation due to the need for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is required to determine if the Veteran's current hypertensive cardiovascular disease with left ventricular hypertrophy is related to his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive cardiovascular disease with left ventricular hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2015
- Citation
- 1540764
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied an increased rating for the veteran's hypertensive cardiovascular disease with left ventricular hypertrophy and hypertension, currently rated at 10 percent. The evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under current VA regulations.
- Denied
The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his hypertensive cardiovascular disease with left ventricular hypertrophy was denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher than 30 percent rating during the period from April 20, 1994, through December 25, 1996.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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