The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for heart condition, hypertension, BPH, thyroid condition, and sleep apnea due to potential toxic exposure risk activity (TERA).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's MOS as a combat engineer establishes a TERA which requires VA to provide an examination and medical opinion regarding the relationship between the claimed disabilities and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Dental condition, Heart condition, Hypertension, Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), Thyroid condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2024
- Citation
- A24022919
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim of service connection for hypertension, finding that it did not manifest during service and is not causally related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicides or service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and active duty service or herbicide exposure.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and has remanded the issue of an increased rating for skin condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for a VA examination and medical opinions regarding the Veteran's thyroid disability. The claim will be readjudicated after these are obtained.
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