The Veteran's appeal involves multiple ratings for stroke residuals, including cognitive disorders and nerve impairments. The Board has ordered remand to obtain additional medical records, conduct examinations, and address the severity of his service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence and evaluations to assess the current severity of the Veteran's stroke residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- cognitive disorder with adjustment disorder, partial incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve of the right lower extremity, impairment of the femoral nerve of the right lower extremity, incomplete paralysis of the femoral nerve of the left lower extremity, incomplete paralysis of all radicular groups of the left upper extremity, incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve of the left lower extremity, impairment of cranial nerve V, impairment of cranial nerve VII, impairment of cranial nerve IX, impairment of cranial nerve X, impairment of cranial nerve XI, impairment of cranial nerve XII, erectile dysfunction, impairment of rectal sphincter control, partial loss of sense of taste, partial loss of sense of smell
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22027378
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, visual impairment, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction due to lack of exposure to herbicide agents during service. The Veteran's claims were not granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the Veteran meets the basic medical eligibility criteria for PCAFC benefits due to his need for personal care services based on symptoms or residuals of neurological or other impairment or injury. However, further clinical evaluation is needed to determine if participation in the program is in the Veteran's best interest.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer, coronary artery disease (CAD), diabetes mellitus type II (DM II), hypertension, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to service-connected DM II. The Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange during active service is presumed.
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