The Board has determined that the VA examinations provided inadequate opinions regarding the Veteran's neurological disorders, specifically Sydenham's chorea and lacunar infarct. The claim is being remanded for further development to obtain new medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The opinions are inadequate as they do not provide a clear etiology for the diagnosed conditions and fail to consider the Veteran's reported symptoms and diagnoses from previous examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- Sydenham's chorea, lacunar infarct
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2024
- Citation
- 24010378
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for left ear hearing loss and Sydenham's chorea are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and consideration of new evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the pension eligibility and service connection claims due to insufficient verification of service records. The appellant must provide additional information or evidence as requested.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Sydenham's chorea, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his in-service illness. Service connection for residuals of rheumatic fever was denied.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his claim of service connection for Sydenham's chorea and has also granted him service connection for a history of rheumatic fever with ongoing symptoms. The decision is based on the presumption that these conditions were incurred in service.
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