The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and proper application of VCAA provisions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the case must be remanded to obtain a current VA examination report and address issues presented by the Court.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a traumatic head injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2004
- Citation
- 0409666
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 673 · Granted: 27% (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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current residuals of a traumatic head injury, and any such disabilities are not related to his period of active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran is seeking service connection for residuals of a traumatic head injury, including neck, spine, and leg disabilities. The case has been remanded to obtain additional medical records and schedule the veteran for a VA examination.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial evaluation of 10 percent for residuals of a traumatic head injury and denied the claim for diabetes mellitus.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for residuals of a traumatic head injury, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.
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