The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the service-connected diabetes mellitus aggravated the claimed stroke. The Veteran's representative was not provided an IHP, but there is no prejudice as the matter is being remanded.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address whether the service-connected diabetes mellitus aggravated the claimed stroke, which is required for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- cerebral infarction, transient ischemic attack
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2020
- Citation
- A20018468
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic kidney disease and cerebral infarction (claimed as a stroke), finding that these conditions are proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands all service connection claims for additional development, including obtaining a TERA memorandum and new medical opinions.
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