The Veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension was denied in a previous decision, and no new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim.,Service connection for COPD is denied as there is no link between the condition and service.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension. The June 2017 VA examination found that COPD was not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), erectile dysfunction (ED), right upper extremity disability, left upper extremity disability, right lower extremity disability, left lower extremity disability, heart disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2023
- Citation
- 23005821
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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