The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete opinions and need for further examination. The Veteran's gastrointestinal disability and heart disability are being reviewed, as they may be related to service-connected hypertension.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical opinions and lack of recent VA examination prevent a determination on these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal Disability, Heart Disability (to include as secondary to service-connected hypertension)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22068366
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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
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