Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the case to obtain additional medical opinions on whether the veteran's ADEM was caused or worsened by service-connected malaria.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the May 2024 VA medical opinion did not adequately address a September 2011 medical journal article.
- Claimed conditions
- acute dissemination encephalomyelitis (ADEM), malaria, type II diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25000725
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