The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a cardiovascular disorder is being remanded due to the need for medical opinions regarding whether PTSD, sleep apnea, and/or hypertension caused or aggravated his CV disorder.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions are needed to determine if PTSD, sleep apnea, and/or hypertension caused or aggravated the Veteran's CV disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiovascular (CV) disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2023
- Citation
- 23065774
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including peripheral neuropathy in both lower extremities, a right shoulder disorder, erectile dysfunction, and cardiovascular and kidney disorders. The appeals were dismissed as there was no evidence to support these claims.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a cardiovascular disorder, hyperlipidemia, and low testosterone as there was no evidence of current disabilities or a causal relationship to the Veteran's service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a cardiovascular disorder as there was no evidence of an in-service incurrence or that the condition was causally related to service, including any toxic chemical exposure.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer under the PACT Act and denied it on other bases, while granting service connection for a cardiovascular disorder.
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