The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected Dupuytren's syndrome and right knee disability caused or aggravated his cause of death, which includes arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease, hypertensive heart disease, and end stage renal disease.
The deciding factor: The Board found that a remand is necessary to obtain an addendum medical opinion as to whether the Veteran’s service-connected Dupuytren's syndrome and right knee disability caused or aggravated his cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, hypertensive heart disease, end stage renal disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19164733
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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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