The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions and whether they are related to his service-connected coronary artery disease.
The deciding factor: The new evidence submitted by the Veteran, including medical articles and private treatment records, requires further examination to determine the relationship between the Veteran’s ischemic heart disease (bilateral carotid artery and thoracic aortic aneurysms) and his service-connected coronary artery disease.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral carotid artery disease, thoracic aortic aneurysm
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20046090
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for further development to verify the Veteran's dates of service and obtain an addendum medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error, requiring adequate medical nexus opinions.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for thoracic aortic aneurysm disability and for an initial compensable rating for hypertension disability. The Board found that there was no evidence of a causal relationship between the disabilities and the Veteran's service, including presumed herbicide exposure.
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