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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0631661
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, rated at 60 percent disabling, rendered him totally disabled and unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since March 12, 1993.
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