The Veteran claims service connection for an arachnoid cyst, which he contends is related to a blast injury sustained during active duty. The Board finds the claim remanded due to insufficient medical evidence on file and the need for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient medical evidence to determine whether the arachnoid cyst is related to service, necessitating further evaluation by a VA examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- arachnoid cyst
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2013
- Citation
- 1325421
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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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The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a new one needs to be scheduled for a VA examiner to address the Veteran's statements about his slow-growing cyst.
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