The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining additional medical records. The Veteran's claim of service connection for dysarthria (claimed as stroke) is pending.
The deciding factor: The appeal was remanded due to insufficient evidence and need for further development, specifically scheduling a VA examination and obtaining additional medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- dysarthria
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2015
- Citation
- 1523352
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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
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for traumatic brain injury, peripheral vertigo, and dysarthria as moot due to a prior RO decision awarding these conditions. The claim of service connection for chronic kidney disease is remanded for further review.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of aphasia and dysarthria as they have been fully granted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a speech disability, dysarthria, apraxia of speech, and dyslexia due to pre-decisional errors in the evidence and examination reports.
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