The Board has determined that the remand is necessary to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's cardiovascular disorders, specifically whether they are aggravated by his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea and if any were incurred during service.
The deciding factor: The VA-obtained medical opinions did not fully address the aggravation prong of secondary service connection and failed to consider the appropriate theories of entitlement for determining the etiology of the Veteran's cardiovascular disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiovascular disorders
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2026
- Citation
- 26000994
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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