The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and further development is required. The Veteran's cardiovascular disorder may be related to service, including exposure to chemicals at El Toro Marine Corps Air Base.
The deciding factor: The examiner failed to provide a clear opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's cardiovascular disorder and its relationship to in-service herbicide exposure and other environmental hazards such as chemical exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- Cardiovascular disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2022
- Citation
- 22067767
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied entitlement to accrued benefits and DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 because the Veteran did not meet the statutory requirements. The Board remanded entitlement to service connection for cause of death and survivor's pension benefits to obtain a medical opinion on whether the Veteran's service-connected PTSD aggravated his sleep apnea.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral ear disorder and remanded the remaining issues for further development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and a cardiovascular disorder, finding that the conditions are due to herbicide exposure during service. The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus is also service-connected.
- Granted
The Veteran's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is granted service connection under the PACT Act due to exposure to burn pits. Service connection for a cardiovascular disorder is denied as there is no evidence of its onset during active service or being related to his service.
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