The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral carotid artery disease and thoracic aortic aneurysm due to inadequate examinations. The case is being returned for further development, including scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded due to inadequate examinations that did not address all aspects of the Veteran's claims, particularly regarding his exposure to herbicide agents and service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral carotid artery disease, Thoracic aortic aneurysm
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22035441
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right ear hearing loss, bilateral elbow, hand, knee, and shoulder disabilities, hemorrhoids, neuropathy of upper and lower extremities, and thoracic aortic aneurysm. The appeals are being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found new and relevant evidence for several of the Veteran's claims, including GERD, peripheral neuropathy, right hip replacement, right knee status post total knee replacement, and thoracic aortic aneurysm. The claims are being remanded due to insufficient evidence or conflicting theories.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for secondary service connection for hypertensive heart disease as it is proximately due to his service-connected hypertension. The rating assigned remains at noncompensable (0%) for thoracic aortic aneurysm associated with hypertension.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of recent VA examination and missing treatment records. The Veteran's thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms need to be reassessed.
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