The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and records. The case will be reviewed again, including consideration of staged ratings for his service-connected headaches.
The deciding factor: The Board found that further development was needed as there were gaps in the record regarding treatment and etiology of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- weakness, imbalance
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0604909
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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal in its entirety, and the claims for service connection and higher ratings were dismissed.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for various conditions, including emotional changes, weakness, difficulty concentrating, behavioral changes, cognitive impairment, decreased memory concentration and attention, memory loss, delayed reaction time, dizziness and vertigo, sleep disturbance, and difficulty hearing in noisy situations. The Veteran was also granted a 100 percent disability rating for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as well as chronic fatigue syndrome.
- Granted
The Veteran's residuals of perforated right eardrum with related conditions are granted a 100 percent rating effective June 12, 2006.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for service connection of muscle aches, weakness, and fatigue. The Veteran's exposure to environmental hazards during service in Southwest Asia is verified.
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