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
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for Chiari I malformation with syringomyelia, including residuals of surgical treatment, finding that the Veteran's condition was a congenital defect and there was no additional disability superimposed by service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to an incongruity in the opinion regarding the Veteran's Chiari I malformation and is requesting additional clarification.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a need for a new medical opinion regarding whether any of the appellant's disorders are forms or manifestations of spina bifida other than spina bifida occulta.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the appellant's condition and need for a VA examination.
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