The Board has denied service connection for coronary artery disease and hypertension, finding no evidence of a nexus to military service or presumptive exposure. The Veteran's pain disorder, depression, and adjustment disorder are remanded for further development.,Service connection is also denied for the Veteran's claimed conditions: pain disorder, depression, and adjustment disorder with mixed emotional features moderately severe.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a direct link between the Veteran’s service and his current diagnoses of coronary artery disease or hypertension. The Board finds that there is insufficient evidence to support these claims.,There is no clear evidence linking the Veteran's claimed conditions (pain disorder, depression, adjustment disorder) to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, hypertension, pain disorder, depression, adjustment disorder with mixed emotional features moderately severe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18127372
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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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