The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for cerebrovascular accident due to in-service herbicide exposure because of issues with the VA medical opinion and the need for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address whether the Veteran's cerebrovascular accident is related to his Agent Orange exposure despite the Joint Motion indicating that this was a concern.
- Claimed conditions
- cerebrovascular accident (claimed as stroke)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22032176
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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.
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The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and cerebrovascular accident (claimed as stroke), to include as secondary to diabetes mellitus, have been granted. The diabetes mellitus claim is based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam, while the stroke claim is linked to his now service-connected diabetes.
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