The Board is remanding the case to provide new and material evidence notice, as the claim involves reopening a service connection claim for chronic brain syndrome secondary to cerebral and intracranial trauma.
The deciding factor: The claim requires clarification on what specific evidence would be required to substantiate the elements needed to grant the veteran's service connection claim (e.g., evidence that pertinent disability was incurred or aggravated during his first period of service, evidence that his first period of service extended beyond September 1970, or that pertinent disability was aggravated during his second period of service).
- Claimed conditions
- chronic brain syndrome, cerebral and intracranial trauma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0631661
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding the rating of his chronic brain syndrome and residuals of a right calcaneus fracture with post-traumatic changes, as well as entitlement to TDIU. An earlier effective date of July 19, 2006 is granted for the 50 percent rating currently assigned for chronic brain syndrome.
- Denied
The veteran's claim for an increased rating for chronic brain syndrome was denied as the condition did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.
- Denied
The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected chronic brain syndrome due to trauma, manifested by headaches, is denied as the disability does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.
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