The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for Hypertension and Erectile Dysfunction. The cases are being remanded to obtain additional evidence and provide a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The reopening of the claims is based on new and material evidence submitted by the Veteran, which includes an excerpt from 'the Mayo Clinic' supporting his claim that inservice high blood pressure readings represent the onset of his Hypertension. The cases are being remanded to address whether these conditions are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension (HTN), Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19178912
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits, service connection for ED as secondary to a depressive disorder, and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for service-connected erectile dysfunction due to the absence of evidence of penile deformity.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a stomach disorder, HTN, and a heart condition due to the need for additional evidence.
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