The Board remanded all issues to the VA for further examination and development of evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims are inextricably intertwined with the claim for service connection for anoxic brain damage, requiring a comprehensive review.
- Claimed conditions
- anoxic brain damage, residuals of a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), tonic-clone seizures, tremors of the upper right extremity, tremors of the upper left extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008314
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Decisions by this judge: 868 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
What you can do next
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