The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's cerebrovascular accident. A supplemental medical opinion is needed to address whether the condition is related to service, including exposure to herbicide agents, and if it is proximately caused or aggravated by his service-connected coronary artery disease.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the previous opinions were not adequate for adjudicatory purposes due to an inaccurate factual premise regarding the Veteran's coronary artery disease pre-dating his cerebrovascular accident.
- Claimed conditions
- cerebrovascular accident
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2021
- Citation
- A21018352
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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