The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection, an earlier effective date, and TDIU are remanded due to new evidence received since the July 2013 rating decision. The Veteran is also scheduled for a VA neurological examination and a VA headache examination.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted which relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for Chiari I malformation (also claimed as brain attack, acute ischemic infarct (stroke)).
- Claimed conditions
- Chiari I malformation, brain attack, acute ischemic infarct (stroke)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19189764
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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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