The Veteran's claims of service connection for a back disability and hypertension are being REMANDED to the AOJ.,The Veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension is being reopened due to new evidence received since the March 2010 rating decision. The AOJ should locate the prior denial decision and associate it with the record before readjudicating the matter.,The Veteran's claims of service connection for peripheral neuropathy of both upper extremities, peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities, and a disability of both lower extremities (other than peripheral neuropathy) are being REMANDED to the AOJ. The AOJ should obtain VA treatment records related to these conditions.,The Veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension is being REMANDED to the AOJ. The AOJ should locate outstanding VA treatment records and arrange for a VA examination with nexus opinion to determine the likely etiology of his current hypertension.
The deciding factor: These claims are being remanded because new evidence has been received that may support reopening the Veteran's service connection claims.,The claim of service connection for hypertension is being reopened due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran, which relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating it.,These claims are being remanded because VA treatment records related to peripheral neuropathy of both upper extremities, peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities, and a disability of both lower extremities (other than peripheral neuropathy) have not been obtained or associated with the record.,The claim of service connection for hypertension is being remanded because outstanding VA treatment records are needed to determine the likely etiology of the Veteran's current hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of both upper extremities, peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2016
- Citation
- 1620421
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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.
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