The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart condition due to Agent Orange exposure and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) as they are related to his in-service head injury. Additional development is needed.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish whether the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during service, which could affect the presumptive service connection for a heart condition due to Agent Orange exposure and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD).
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Condition, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2022
- Citation
- 22071986
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss, and thus service connection for this condition is denied. The issues of entitlement to service connection for hypertension and heart condition are remanded due to insufficient evidence.
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