The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's Chiari malformation and mandible disorder. The case will be remanded for further medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Additional medical opinions are needed to address whether the Veteran's congenital defects had a superimposed disease or injury during service, as well as to determine the nature and etiology of her current conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Chiari malformation, mandible disorder other than right and left trigeminal sensory nerve neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2024
- Citation
- 24018400
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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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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of Chiari malformation and denies service connection for this condition. The issues of service connection for blurry vision and headaches are remanded due to lack of substantial compliance with prior remand directives.
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