The Board remands the claims for further development to ensure that the severity of the Veteran's symptoms is accurately assessed without considering the ameliorative effects of his medication.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to cure a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as it is not clear whether the examiner discounted the ameliorative effects of the Veteran's medication when evaluating the symptoms of his disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals, intraparenchymal hemorrhage, left frontal lobe of brain with voiding dysfunction, bowel impairment, cognitive impairment, generalized seizures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25026884
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
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