The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional medical examination and review of records, including mental health records from service. The veteran's claim will be reconsidered after this is done.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence is needed to determine if the veteran's cognitive disorder is related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- cognitive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2008
- Citation
- 0844806
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's TBI residuals, including depressive disorder, cognitive impairment, chronic sinusitis, migraines, vertigo, anosmia, hypogeusia, and trigeminal nerve neuralgia, require aid and attendance. The Veteran is not eligible for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(2). Without regular aid and attendance, the Veteran would need residential institutional care due to safety concerns.
- Dismissed
The appeal of the proposed reduction of the disability rating for cognitive disorder, adjustment disorder, and insomnia is dismissed because there has been no adverse action taken.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and a separate rating due to insufficient evidence and need for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's cognitive disorder and granted an initial 10 percent rating for left-hand tremors, while remanding the issue of an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for left upper extremity neuralgia of the radial nerve.
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