The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is related to his service-connected back disability.
The deciding factor: The examiner will assess whether AVM is etiologically related to service and, if so, whether it was caused or aggravated by the service-connected back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- AVM
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20028669
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for AVM, blindness (secondary to AVM), and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions occurred during active duty for training.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
Service connection for arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is granted.,Service connection for bilateral pseudophakia and arcus senilis (eye disability), including as secondary to the service-connected AVM and headaches, is denied. The issue of service connection for GERD is remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of arteriovenous malformation (AVM) as it is a congenital defect that was not aggravated by a superimposed disease or injury during service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for strep throat, AVM, loss of use of the lower extremities as secondary to AVM, neurogenic bladder as secondary to AVM, and sexual dysfunction as secondary to AVM. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.
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