The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development regarding the Veteran's heart condition and its relationship to his service-connected glomerulonephritis with hypertension, reactive anxiety and hypoglycemia. Additional VA treatment records are needed, and an addendum opinion is required from the examiner.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional development was necessary due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's heart condition and its relationship to his service-connected glomerulonephritis with hypertension, reactive anxiety and hypoglycemia.
- Claimed conditions
- heart condition, angina pectoris NEC/NOS, heart disease NOS, peripheral vascular disease NOS, hypertensive cardiovascular disease, mild sinus bradycardia, prominent pulmonary vascular markings, slight prominence of pulmonary vascularity, coronary artery disease, ischemic heart disease, atherosclerotic disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20079340
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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