The Board has remanded the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and service connection for CAD, DM, and HTN secondary to cervical/lumbar spine disabilities due to incomplete development of evidence.
The deciding factor: The claims are inextricably intertwined with the issue of compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, which is being remanded for further evidentiary development.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine disability, Coronary artery disease (CAD), Diabetes mellitus type II (DM), Hypertension (HTN)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20067347
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
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