The Board has decided that the Veteran's hypertension is related to his active duty service and remands the case for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and clarifying exposure details.
The deciding factor: The Board found pre-decisional errors in the record regarding the Veteran's claimed chemical exposure and outstanding private treatment records, necessitating a new opinion on the etiology of hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- high blood pressure/hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24013522
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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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