The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension due to new and material evidence. The case is now remanded for further development, including verification of in-service herbicide exposure and an opinion on whether hypertension is related to service.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last final denial suggests that the Veteran may have been exposed to herbicides during his service aboard a ship within Vietnam's territorial sea. The Board requires additional clarification regarding this potential exposure before determining if it relates to the Veteran's current condition of hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20003774
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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