The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to determine if the Veteran suffers from cardiovascular renal condition, including functional impairment or syndrome, and whether his service-connected conditions cause or aggravate this condition. The case will be returned for further examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The Board found the previous examinations inadequate as they did not consider the Veteran's current symptoms of kidney impairment and their relationship to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiovascular renal disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2022
- Citation
- 22037467
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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.
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