The Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran meets the criteria for permanent and total disability as well as his eligibility for nonservice-connected pension benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple rib fractures, bilateral ankle sprains, left shoulder pain due to scapula fracture, T8-9 fracture with residual bulging, right knee injury with likely medial meniscus tear, pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum, cerebral concussion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1011488
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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: Partly granted
The veteran's claim for a higher rating for visual field defect was denied, but they were granted SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance. The claims for a higher rating for residuals of a cerebral concussion and additional SMC were remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) claim is granted due to the combined disability rating of his service-connected conditions meeting the schedular requirements.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses related to her treatment at Vanamburg Surgery Care on October 16, 2012 has been dismissed because the Veteran withdrew her request for a hearing and her appeal. The Board found that she was reimbursed for the expenses.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for various ratings and service connection decisions, finding that no valid claim was filed prior to March 10, 2021.
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