The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including Chiari malformation and its secondary effects. The issues are inextricably intertwined with the issue of service connection for Chiari malformation.
The deciding factor: The issues are inextricably intertwined with the issue of service connection for Chiari malformation.
- Claimed conditions
- Chiari malformation, Ehlers-Danos syndrome, bilateral seesaw nystagmus secondary to Chiari malformation, sleep apnea secondary to Chiari malformation, neurogenic bowel secondary to Chiari malformation, neurogenic bladder secondary to Chiari malformation, tethered spinal cord syndrome with cervico-cranial instability, syringomyelia, to include as secondary to Chiari malformation, weakness left upper extremity secondary to Chiari malformation, weakness and gait disturbance with dropped foot left lower extremity secondary to Chiari malformation, depressive disorder, to include as secondary to Chiari malformation
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19133858
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of Chiari malformation, and the Board dismissed the case as a result.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for her service-connected migraine headaches with Chiari malformation is being remanded due to deficiencies in the medical examination report.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Chiari malformation, finding it a diagnosable but medically unexplained chromic multisymptom illness (MUCMI) of unknown etiology.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's Chiari malformation and mandible disorder. The case will be remanded for further medical opinions.
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