The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development due to the need for an additional VA examination to address whether his stroke and residuals are related to his service-connected deep venous thromboses of the right leg with post phlebitis syndrome and/or service-connected pulmonary embolus.
The deciding factor: The October 2017 VA examiner did not provide an opinion as to whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's residuals of stroke was aggravated by his service-connected pulmonary embolism, as directed by the May 2017 Board remand.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a stroke, deep venous thromboses of the right leg with post phlebitis syndrome, service-connected residuals of pulmonary embolus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2018
- Citation
- 1805470
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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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