The Board remands the issue of service connection for memory loss as due to undiagnosed illness for further development and consideration.
The deciding factor: There is some contradictory medical evidence in the file regarding whether the veteran currently has a memory loss, necessitating additional development before a decision can be made.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of memory
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2008
- Citation
- 0811308
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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