The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims, including a new VA examination for her service-connected myoma of the uterus and migraine headaches, as well as an opinion regarding whether her hypertension was aggravated by her service-connected disabilities. The case is therefore being remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that additional evidence has been associated with the record since the last decision and that a new VA examination is necessary to properly assess the Veteran's conditions and determine if there is aggravation of her hypertension due to her service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, myoma of the uterus, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2015
- Citation
- 1543108
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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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