The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not include hypertension, and the Board is remanding this issue for further development.,Service connection for hypertension is being remanded as it was not addressed in the previous decision.
The deciding factor: Hypertension was not previously considered or addressed in the current appeal process.
- Claimed conditions
- Painful Scar, Left Thigh, Surgical Scar, Left Thigh, Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Injury/Meralgia Paresthetica, Left Lower Extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20020116
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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.
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