The Veteran's claims are being remanded for additional development to determine the appropriate rating for dementia due to head trauma, service connection for a scar under the left eye, and service connection for a psychiatric disorder to include depression as secondary to dementia due to head trauma. The claim for individual unemployability is also being remanded.
The deciding factor: The claims are complex and require additional development to ensure proper consideration of all relevant evidence and criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- dementia due to head trauma, psychiatric disorder to include depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2012
- Citation
- 1244266
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, dementia due to head trauma, and polysubstance abuse was denied. The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD that conforms to DSM-5 criteria or any other acquired psychiatric disorder caused by service-connected bilateral foot disability.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized private medical expenses incurred on January 25, 2010, at the Wellmont Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Emergency Department is granted. The treatment was deemed necessary due to a service-connected disability and an emergency situation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service personnel records and medical opinions regarding the Appellant's claims of service connection.
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