The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the claim.
The deciding factor: Further evidence, including service personnel records, SSA records, and a medical opinion are needed to determine if the AVM pre-existed service and whether it was aggravated by service beyond its natural progression.
- Claimed conditions
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) that resulted in a stroke in July 1989
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0906298
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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