The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of a stroke claimed as secondary to service-connected generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a disability claimed as residuals of a stroke, and entitlement to service connection for Mal de Debarquement syndrome (MdDS) due to inappropriately remanding the matter without adjudicating it first.
The deciding factor: The Board improperly remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of a stroke claimed as secondary to service-connected GAD without initially adjudicating it, leading to an improper decision and necessitating further review.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a stroke, vertigo, balance problems
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19195989
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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 the Veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to insufficient evidence linking his current condition to active service or any incident of service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection, higher ratings, and earlier effective dates, as well as dismissed his claim for a TDIU.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a restoration of the separate 10 percent rating for vertigo, an earlier effective date for service connection for vertigo and migraines, and a 30 percent rating for hypothyroidism with heart murmur. The decision also denied an earlier effective date for hypertension and remanded claims for obesity, obstructive sleep apnea, and individual unemployability.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for vertigo, incontinence, and GERD due to the lack of evidence supporting current diagnoses. The claims for hematuria and hemorrhoids were remanded for further development.
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