The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA clinical records and scheduling a VA examination by a board-certified neurologist to address whether memory loss is related to service-connected heart surgery. The veteran's claim of entitlement to an increased rating for degenerative disc disease with compression fracture at L1/L2 remains on appeal.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that the current medical evidence does not provide sufficient information to make a decision regarding the relationship between the claimed memory loss and service-connected heart surgery, necessitating further examination by a specialist.
- Claimed conditions
- amnesia/cognitive disorder, degenerative disc disease with compression fracture at L1/L2, sciatica affecting the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2007
- Citation
- 0728895
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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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