The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and private treatment records from Memorial Health - University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia. The Veteran's Social Security Administration disability determination with all associated medical records must also be obtained.
The deciding factor: The need for a VA examination to clarify the nature and etiology of the Veteran's brain disorder due to inadequate reasoning in the July 2009 VA medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- demyelinating disease, acute disseminating encephalomyelitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2014
- Citation
- 1423231
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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).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
Your appeal for service connection for demyelinating disease has been dismissed because the claim was resolved in your favor by a previous rating decision.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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