The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical records and a need for an updated VA opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service, exposure to Agent Orange, and his death from hypertensive cardiovascular disease.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional evidence and an updated VA opinion considering recent NAS updates on the association between hypertension and Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic heart disease, Hypertensive cardiovascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20054587
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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
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