The Board remands the claim for additional evidentiary development, including a new VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's stroke residuals.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 VA-contracted opinion is inadequate due to its use of the wrong causation standard and based on incomplete factual information.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of stroke
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2024
- Citation
- 24003824
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.
- Denied
The appeal was denied for an earlier effective date and increased rating for the service-connected conditions, but granted SMC based on need for aid and attendance.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, kidney disability, congestive heart failure, residuals of stroke, prostate disability, diabetes mellitus, liver cancer, and left knee disability, to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, and residuals of stroke as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for atherosclerosis, residuals of stroke, seizures, left ischemic optic neuropathy, and major depressive disorder with major vascular neurocognitive disorder, all as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected atherosclerosis.
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