The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and clarifying whether service connection is warranted for dental disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims are being remanded to ensure all relevant evidence is considered and proper adjudication can be made.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of skull fracture, left optic nerve atrophy with limited vision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2011
- Citation
- 1121939
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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: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) benefits, finding that his cause of death is unrelated to his service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death is not related to his service-connected disabilities, specifically residuals of skull fracture and traumatic encephalopathy. The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran’s death to these conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including clarifying whether certain findings are residuals of service-connected disabilities and conducting appropriate examinations.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's fibromyalgia, cervical strain, degenerative joint disease of the left hip, and nasal fracture with deviated septum have been rated based on their current severity. The scar from the iliac crest bone graft has also been evaluated.,Service connection for residuals of a skull fracture is denied.
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