The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination and medical opinion to address whether there is clear and unmistakable evidence that the appellant's cerebral palsy residuals, including right arm pain, were aggravated by service. The Veteran asserts he did not experience right arm pain until his military physical training.
The deciding factor: The examiner must determine if the preexisting cerebral palsy residuals were aggravated by service or if any increase in disability was due to the natural progression of the disease.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cerebral palsy, right arm pain
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2017
- Citation
- 1745306
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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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