The Board has remanded the case due to new regulations for presumptive service connection for former prisoners of war, and also to verify the serviceman's periods of military service.
The deciding factor: New regulatory amendments have been issued that affect the presumptive service connection for certain conditions associated with POW status. The RO is required to apply these new regulations and verify the serviceman's service records.
- Claimed conditions
- stroke, atherosclerotic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2005
- Citation
- 0501636
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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 reduction of the rating for service-connected stroke from 100 percent to 10 percent, and granted service connection for adjustment disorder as a residual of the stroke.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied, except for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability which were granted. The veteran was also granted service connection for hypertension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for epidermoid tumor, hearing loss, vision loss, and stroke due to an inadequate examination.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including a bilateral eye disability and cardiovascular conditions, based on the Veteran's in-service occupational exposures.
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