The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran currently has residuals of his head injury in service and whether these symptoms are related to his neck disability. The appeal will be remanded for this purpose.
The deciding factor: The current claims file does not contain sufficient evidence to definitively address the presence or absence of residual disabilities from the head injury in service, nor their relationship to any current conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Head injury, Memory loss, Dizziness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2012
- Citation
- 1218041
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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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