The Board has ordered further development due to the need for a line of duty determination and an examination to determine if the veteran's head injury is service-connected.
The deciding factor: The appeal requires clarification on whether the claimed head injury occurred during active duty or as a result of a pre-existing condition, necessitating additional evidence and medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a head injury, scar on the left temple
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2005
- Citation
- 0526219
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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