The veteran is seeking compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for disabilities resulting from treatment at a VA facility in April 1998, specifically tongue deviation, difficulty swallowing, and problems with vocal cords. The case has been remanded to obtain additional medical examination and determine if these conditions are related to the veteran's treatment.
The deciding factor: The appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development including a medical examination to assess the existence of disabilities and their relationship to the veteran's treatment at the VA facility in April 1998.
- Claimed conditions
- tongue deviation, difficulty swallowing, problems with vocal cords
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0806268
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a stroke, difficulty swallowing, vision disability, bilateral foot drop, memory loss, mental confusion, severe headaches, dizziness, slurred speech, and non-toxic thyroid enlargement as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, onychomycosis, xerosis, and difficulty swallowing to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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