The appeal must be remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) for a VA examination and further development of evidence.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary due to the need for additional service medical records, clarification of the veteran's diagnosis, and an opinion on the etiology of his Chiari malformation.
- Claimed conditions
- Chiari malformation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2008
- Citation
- 0813270
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 952 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0813270.
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.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Chiari malformation, finding it a diagnosable but medically unexplained chromic multisymptom illness (MUCMI) of unknown etiology.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's Chiari malformation and mandible disorder. The case will be remanded for further medical opinions.
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