The Veteran's recurrent boils, furuncles, and abscesses due to staph infections are currently rated as noncompensable. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a compensable rating.,Service connection for post cerebrovascular accident (CVA) with residual left inferior homonymous quadrantanopsia and intermittent visual aura is remanded due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's CVA and his service-connected furunculosis.
The deciding factor: The November 2018 VA examination did not address all questions regarding tumors and neoplasms, nor did it provide a medical opinion addressing the May 2012 VA examiner’s statement that chronic infections can cause a pro-inflammatory state that may predispose to a CVA.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Recurrent boils, furuncles, and abscesses due to staph infections"}, {"condition_name":"Post cerebrovascular accident (CVA) with residual left inferior homonymous quadrantanopsia and intermittent visual aura"}, {"condition_name":"Headaches"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2020
- Citation
- 20069048
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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