The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for hypertension and an eye disorder due to potential service-connection based on herbicide exposure or secondary to a service-connected condition.,The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for an artery or vein disorder, as it is inextricably intertwined with the hypertension claim. The gastrointestinal disorder claim remains pending.,The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder due to potential service-connection based on herbicide exposure or secondary to a service-connected condition.,The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for an eye disorder, as it is inextricably intertwined with the hypertension claim.
The deciding factor: Remand is required because the VA examiner's opinions regarding the etiology and relationship between the Veteran's conditions and his military service are inadequate.,Remand is required due to the interdependence of the issues, specifically the remanded hypertension issue affecting the gastrointestinal disorder claim.,Remand is required due to the inadequacy of the VA examiner's opinion regarding the potential secondary or aggravation relationship between the Veteran's conditions and his military service.,Remand is required due to the inadequate VA examination report regarding the possible direct causation by herbicide exposure for the eye disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension, Artery or vein disorder (varicose veins), Gastrointestinal disorder (GERD, gastritis), Eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2021
- Citation
- 21030112
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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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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Granted
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