The Board remands the claims for service connection for cerebrovascular accident (stroke) and cerebral arteriosclerosis to verify the Veteran's periods of INACDUTRA in 1996, particularly from April 5-8, 1996.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to determine the Veteran's dates of service during her stroke in April 1996.
- Claimed conditions
- cerebrovascular accident (stroke), cerebral arteriosclerosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21062566
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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- Dismissed
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