The Board has found the VA opinions inadequate and remanded for new opinions to assess whether the Veteran's aortic aneurysm is related to his service-connected bladder cancer, if it was aggravated by his service-connected conditions, or if it is caused by trauma sustained during service. The case will be returned to the Board after compliance with appellate procedures.
The deciding factor: The VA opinions were found to be inadequate and did not provide a rationale for their conclusions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's aortic aneurysm.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal aortic aneurysm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23062846
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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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- Granted
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