The Veteran's claim is being remanded for additional development and consideration of his compensation claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to improper treatment or lack of proper diagnosis by VA Medical Center personnel.
The deciding factor: The appeal involves a claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, which is not related to service connection and thus does not specify the service connection theory.
- Claimed conditions
- central nervous system disorder, encephalomyelitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2011
- Citation
- 1136608
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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.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a central nervous system disorder, including white matter disease and memory/cognitive disorder, is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding exposure to burn pits in service and the relationship between her claimed condition and her service-connected migraines and major depressive disorder.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining the credentials of the VA examiners who provided medical opinions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that an additional remand is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's encephalitis, given his claims regarding multiple doses of vaccines during service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's encephalomyelitis is being remanded for further development and an addendum medical opinion to address the validity of his claims regarding vaccinations.
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