The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional development and medical opinions.,VA burial benefits based on a nonservice-connected death are granted, but the issue of whether higher benefits based on a service-connected death should be awarded is also remanded.
The deciding factor: The claims for peripheral artery disease, aortic stenosis, bilateral below knee amputations of the legs, coronary artery disease with myocardial infarction and cardiomyopathy, hypertension, residuals of pulmonary embolism, and renal disease with hemodialysis graft are being remanded due to the need for additional development and medical opinions.,The issue of whether higher burial benefits based on a service-connected death should be awarded is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the other claims.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, peripheral artery disease, aortic stenosis, bilateral below knee amputations of the legs, coronary artery disease with myocardial infarction and cardiomyopathy, hypertension, residuals of pulmonary embolism, renal disease with hemodialysis graft
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20027551
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
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