The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for heart disability, pulmonary embolism residuals, erectile dysfunction, cervical spine disability, and upper extremity radiculopathy due to incomplete evaluations and lack of opinions on service connection.
The deciding factor: Incomplete evaluations and lack of opinions regarding service connection are noted in the decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Atrial Flutter, Ischemic Heart Disease, Coronary Artery Disease, Pulmonary Thromboembolism, Erectile Dysfunction, Cervical Spine Disability, Radiculopathy of the Left Upper Extremity, Radiculopathy of the Right Upper Extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20034926
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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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction due to insufficient medical evidence and a need for a VA examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's cervical spine disability, right knee strain (painful motion), and right knee instability are now rated at 30 percent effective August 16, 2017.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for TMD, cervical spine disability, and FSAD have been denied.,An earlier effective date prior to August 2, 2022, for the award of service connection for these conditions has also been denied.
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