The Board has remanded the claims for service connection of a brain condition and for a temporary total rating based on treatment necessitating convalescence due to the need for further medical examination and clarification from the Veteran.
The deciding factor: Further evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's current brain condition is caused or aggravated by her service-connected cervical spine disability, and to clarify the basis of her claim for a temporary total rating.
- Claimed conditions
- brain condition, residuals of a Chiari malformation
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2023
- Citation
- 23050507
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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
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