The veteran is seeking service connection for the residuals of a head injury, which allegedly led to the development of a brain tumor. The Board has remanded the case due to new legal requirements under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for the residuals of a head injury, necessitating further development and consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- head injury, brain tumor
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2001
- Citation
- 0100048
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a head injury, headache disorder, erectile dysfunction, left earache disorder, chronic fatigue, right shoulder disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, right foot disorder, GERD, and left shoulder disorder, as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for right hand strain status-post fracture of the third metacarpal and denied service connection for various other conditions including a right ankle condition, foot disability (torn Achilles tendon), acquired psychiatric disability, ear condition, head injury, left leg disability, and low back disability.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a brain tumor as it is not etiologically related to the Veteran's active duty or his service-connected disability.
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