The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection due to new and material evidence, but finds that traumatic brain disease was not incurred in service.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing a current neurologic impairment or organic disease of the nervous system within one year of discharge from service, and the veteran's memory complaints are more likely related to depression and vascular disease than to his head injury during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2004
- Citation
- 0421927
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination to assess the severity of his traumatic brain disease. The issue of TDIU will also be addressed.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to April 9, 2008 for the grant of service connection for PTSD with cognitive and mood disorder features, migraines, and traumatic brain disease.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The appeal is granted as his PTSD is now considered service-connected.
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