The Board remands the matter for an adequate medical opinion to determine the nature and etiology of any stroke disability.
The deciding factor: The November 2024 VA opinion was found inadequate due to its contradictory statements and lack of clarity regarding the relevant etiology of the Veteran's stroke.
- Claimed conditions
- strokes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2025
- Citation
- 25007104
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, circulation problems in the legs, and strokes as they were not related to his active military service or service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for strokes and a higher rating for his skin disability, as there was no probative evidence linking either condition to active duty service.
- Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication by the Regional Office due to a duty to assist error regarding the verification of in-service exposure to herbicide agents or other toxic exposure risk activities.
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