The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's brain cyst and cerebrovascular accident are related to his military service, including herbicide agent exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide sufficient rationale for their opinions on the relationship between the Veteran's disabilities and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cyst on the brain, cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19147981
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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