The Veteran's hypertension is rated at 10 percent, and the Board has remanded for further examination regarding his bilateral lower extremity neuropathy. The appeal is not about service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating for hypertension, but the case is remanded due to insufficient information on the relationship of the Veteran's neuropathy to service or service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertensive Vascular Disease (Hypertension), Bilateral Lower Extremity Neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20010388
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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).
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