The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including cerebrovascular disease, depression, hepatitis C, irregular heartbeat, and a heart disorder, to obtain additional medical evidence regarding their etiology.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the current medical examinations are inadequate as they did not provide thorough and well-reasoned medical opinions regarding the origin of the Veteran's disabilities. Additionally, VA is obliged to attempt to obtain and consider records from Social Security Administration relevant to the Veteran's claim for disability benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- cerebrovascular disease, depression, hepatitis C, irregular heartbeat, heart disorder, to include hypertension and low blood pressure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25057430
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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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