The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the claim can be fully adjudicated.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim requires further examination and review of his service records, medical treatment records, and opinions from his treating physicians to determine if there is a relationship between his current condition and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- cerebral atrophy, residuals of head trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2010
- Citation
- 1046043
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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.
- Dismissed
Your appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The claims for service connection have not been decided.
- Dismissed
Your appeal has been dismissed because the Veteran's service connection for cerebral atrophy and memory loss was granted in a rating decision issued in August 2021.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's cerebral atrophy, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his in-service head injury. The decision resolves all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is necessary for the claims of service connection for residuals of head trauma and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The Veteran's claims are being remanded for further action.
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