The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence received from the Veteran, which suggests her pseudotumor cerebri may be related to her Reserve service. The RO needs to obtain her service treatment records and verify her periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA).
The deciding factor: New evidence indicates a possible connection between the Veteran's pseudotumor cerebri and her Reserve service, specifically ACDUTRA.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudotumor cerebri
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19181834
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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