The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations to determine the current severity of his service-connected conditions, as well as whether he has other disabilities that are related to or aggravated by his service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that further examination and evaluation are necessary to properly assess the Veteran's current disability levels and their relationship to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (Anxiety Disorder Not Otherwise Specified and/or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD))"}, {"condition_name":"Ischemic Heart Disease"}, {"condition_name":"Residuals, Fragment Wound Right Upper Arm"}, {"condition_name":"Diabetes Mellitus Type II"}, {"condition_name":"Hypertension"}, {"condition_name":"Irregular Heartbeat"}, {"condition_name":"Peripheral Neuropathy, Right Upper Extremity"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19166548
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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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