The Board has decided to remand the case due to conflicting evidence regarding whether the appellant was permanently incapable of self-support prior to turning 18 years old. The VA will obtain medical opinions to determine this.
The deciding factor: There is conflicting evidence regarding the appellant's incapacity before age 18, necessitating further examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- right spastic hemiparesis, spastic right hemiplegia, dysarthria
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19194371
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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.
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