The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for her lumbar and thoracic spine condition and service connection for thrombosis, TIA, or cerebral infarction (claimed as cerebral accident) to include as secondary to her traumatic brain injury are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions at the time of the May 2022 decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the VA examiners' opinions were insufficient and did not provide a rationale regarding the Veteran's symptoms or their relation to her service-connected conditions, warranting further examination.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic strain of the lumbar and thoracic spine, thrombosis, TIA, or cerebral infarction (claimed as cerebral accident)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24077373
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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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