The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected residuals of a stroke is being remanded due to unclear symptomatology and the need for additional medical records and examination.
The deciding factor: The VA needs more information about the current nature and severity of the veteran's service-connected residuals of a stroke, including distinguishing it from other service-connected conditions like subarachnoid hemorrhage.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a stroke, residuals of subarachnoid hemorrhage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2004
- Citation
- 0415841
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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 veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, a heart condition, and residuals of a stroke for further development.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a stroke, finding it at least as likely as not that the Veteran's stroke was proximately due to his service-connected hypertension.
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