The Board has determined that the Veteran's periods of INACDUTRA in 1996, particularly in April 1996, need to be verified as part of her claim for cerebral arteriosclerosis. The matter is being remanded to obtain this information.
The deciding factor: Additional service personnel records are needed to verify the Veteran's periods of INACDUTRA in 1996, particularly in April 1996.
- Claimed conditions
- cerebral arteriosclerosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2024
- Citation
- 24006225
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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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