The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim due to insufficient evidence regarding his service connection for residuals of a head injury. The case will be further developed by the RO.
The deciding factor: New evidence does not establish that the Veteran's current conditions are related to an in-service brain injury, as claimed.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic encephalopathy, Tension headaches, Explosive personality disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1025442
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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
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