The Veteran's appeal was denied because the claim was based on an invalid regulation. The case is being remanded to reassess the eligibility for VA reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses.
The deciding factor: The previous decision relied on a now-invalid regulation, which has been amended and does not apply to this case.
- Claimed conditions
- confusion, transient ischemic attack
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2018
- Citation
- 18140691
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, coronary artery disease with stable angina, bradycardia, and implanted pacemaker (CAD), transient ischemic attack (TIA), and migraines have been dismissed due to concurrent appeals in separate appeal streams.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands all service connection claims for additional development, including obtaining a TERA memorandum and new medical opinions.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension, coronary artery disease, asthma, transient ischemic attack, neurocognitive disorder (dementia), and acquired psychiatric disorder (other specified depressive disorder) but denied service connection for renal toxicity. Several issues were remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for transient ischemic attack and hypertension to obtain additional medical opinions addressing secondary service connection theories, including potential links to the Veteran's service-connected persistent depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder and Camp Lejeune exposures.
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