The Board remands the claims for an increased rating for hypertensive heart disease with syncopal episodes, TDIU, service connection for a bowel and/or bladder disability, and service connection for headaches to afford the Veteran another opportunity for VA examinations.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to the Veteran's failure to appear for scheduled VA examinations without good cause, and to correct multiple duty to assist errors in the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertensive heart disease with syncopal episodes, Bowel and/or bladder disability, Headaches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25023947
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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- Dismissed
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