The veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings, and a compensable rating are being remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Further medical evidence is needed to determine the etiology of the veteran's current conditions and their relationship to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of head trauma, to include vision problems, cervical spine disability (dislocated fracture of C4-C5, status post discetomy with subluxation of C4-C5, status post discetomy with fusion C4-C5), right leg disability (residuals of a fracture of the right tibia and fibula with shortening), left pelvic scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2009
- Citation
- 0900650
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a separate rating for headaches as a residual of head trauma but denied an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of head trauma.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for osteoporosis and residuals of head trauma due to the need for additional medical opinions.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right and left hand tremors, finding that the Veteran's current medical condition is more likely than not related to his in-service head trauma. The case is remanded for a new examination regarding residuals of head trauma and for an assessment of the severity of the Veteran's neck disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for residuals of head trauma, abdominal pain, PID, and a skin disability to include hives due to insufficient development.
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