The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous remand directives, specifically regarding obtaining an October 1982 Agent Orange examination report. The Veteran died from hypertensive cardiomyopathy and was not service-connected for this condition at the time of his death.
The deciding factor: The AOJ needs to locate the October 1982 Agent Orange examination report or provide a formal finding of unavailability.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive cardiomyopathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19142457
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for hypertensive cardiomyopathy and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and a more contemporaneous examination of his condition.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's hypertension was granted an initial rating of 10 percent prior to June 6, 2019. Service connection for left ventricular hypertrophy and hypertensive cardiomyopathy as due to service-connected hypertension is also granted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for heart disability and chronic headaches is not warranted. The Veteran's claims are remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to April 11, 2013 for the award of service connection for hypertensive cardiomyopathy as he did not file a formal or informal claim for this condition prior to that date.
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