The appeal is remanded for additional development, including providing the appellant with proper VCAA notice and obtaining necessary evidence to determine if VA facilities were feasibly available during the relevant time period.
The deciding factor: The claim was denied due to a lack of information regarding when the appellant's condition stabilized and whether a VA facility was feasibly available. Additional documentation is required for a full review.
- Claimed conditions
- Stroke residuals
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0901021
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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