The Board has determined that a VA examination is necessary to determine the relationship between the veteran's current hydrocephalus and residuals of head trauma, which are claimed disabilities, and his in-service car accident. The veteran will also be provided with corrective VCAA notice regarding disability ratings and effective dates.
The deciding factor: A VA examination is needed to assess whether the veteran's current conditions are related to service, including a prior incident of head trauma before service.
- Claimed conditions
- hydrocephalus, residuals of head trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2008
- Citation
- 0802657
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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
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: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hydrocephalus, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his active-duty service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and a failure to obtain an adequate examination or medical opinion. The Veteran is required to be provided with new VA examinations and medical opinions that address the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions, including their relationship to service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for hydrocephalus as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected Parkinson's disease, finding that the hydrocephalus was aggravated by the Parkinson's.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for hydrocephalus and TDIU, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between the Veteran's hydrocephalus and his in-service chemical exposure or any service-connected disability.
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