The Board has determined that the VA examination is inadequate and additional evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is related to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide a clear opinion on whether the CVA was caused by PTSD or aggravated by PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20058062
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate opinions in the March 2024 rating decision. The Veteran's CVA is related to his service-connected hypertension, but not solely caused by it. Right and left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome are related to in-service lifting heavy equipment as part of his MOS. The gastrointestinal disorder other than sigmoid diverticulitis is related to in-service TERA.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a cerebrovascular accident, genitourinary disorder, bilateral hearing loss, left eye disorder, and right eye disorder.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a pulmonary embolism and residuals of a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) as they were not related to the Veteran's service or his service-connected hypertension.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded all issues to the VA for further examination and development of evidence.
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