The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to clarify the current diagnoses and assess the etiology of the Veteran's conditions, particularly regarding service connection for peripheral neuropathy and CVA.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded due to insufficient information provided by the VA examinations and the need for further clarification on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease (CAD) with coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, Cerebrovascular accident (CVA), Mild vascular neurocognitive disorder, Major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19194195
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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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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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