The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining the veteran's complete personnel file and medical records from Dr. Strasnick.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine if the veteran was exposed to Agent Orange during his service in Vietnam and whether his acoustic schwannoma is related to such exposure or other service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Acoustic schwannoma, Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Bacterial meningitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0617296
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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.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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