The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to scheduling issues for a personal hearing. The claims of increased evaluation and service connection remain pending.
The deciding factor: The Board has scheduled the Veteran for a videoconference hearing but there are no records indicating that the hearing was conducted or rescheduled.
- Claimed conditions
- phlebitis, aneurysm, shell fragment wound, Muscle Group XIV, shell fragment wound, Muscle Group XIII, shell fragment wound scar on the scalp
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2016
- Citation
- 1618531
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has dismissed the appeals for a compensable rating for hypertension and service connection for residuals of a stroke. The appeal for service connection for residuals of an aneurysm is remanded due to inadequate opinion in the previous VA contract examiner's report.
- Granted
The Veteran's CAD is rated at 100 percent, hypertension is granted as service connected due to in-service herbicide exposure, and aneurysm residuals are also granted. The right thumb, index, long, ring, and little finger disabilities have all been granted increased ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of phlebitis and thrombophlebitis, secondary to residuals of pericarditis, due to a lack of compliance with previous remand instructions.
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