The Veteran's cerebrovascular accident is remanded due to the need for additional development, including an addendum medical opinion regarding the potential relationship between dehydration during her ACDUTRA period and her cerebrovascular accident.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that an addendum opinion is necessary to clarify whether the examiner considered one unit of IV solution as significant fluid therapy.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebrovascular accident
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2023
- Citation
- 23040298
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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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