The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection for hypertension as secondary to service-connected anxiety disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hypertension is not at least as likely as not aggravated by his service-connected anxiety disorder, considering the ameliorative effect of his medication on his condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Muscle tension in the neck, Bilateral shoulder strain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2022
- Citation
- 22056552
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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 Veteran's claims for service connection for mild tricuspid regurgitation, bilateral knee strain, and shoulder strains are being remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.,Specifically, the AOJ should obtain a new or addendum medical opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied service connection for bilateral shoulder strain and tinnitus.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals regarding evaluations in excess of 30 percent for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, 10 percent for bilateral knee strain, 20 percent for bilateral shoulder strain, 10 percent for bilateral wrist strain, and 10 percent for bilateral hip strain. The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran not timely filing a VA Form 10182.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's joint and muscle pain. The case will be returned for further development.
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