The Board has remanded the case due to errors in determining herbicide exposure and duty to assist, as well as an inadequate statement of reasons or bases for addressing secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: Errors were found in the determination of herbicide exposure and duty to assist, as well as inadequacy in addressing the Veteran's argument for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiovascular disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2023
- Citation
- 23057867
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type I; muscle and joint pains with spasms; chronic fatigue syndrome; and cardiovascular disorder. The Board found that there was no current disability related to these conditions, nor did they find a causal relationship between any service-connected disabilities and these conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II; prostate cancer; cardiovascular disorder; SMC based upon loss of use of a creative organ; and erectile dysfunction due to potential direct links between these conditions and in-service events. The VA is required to obtain new opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed disabilities.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
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