The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to address the nature and etiology of his claimed normal pressure hydrocephalus, including consideration of service connection based on exposure to blast injuries during active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner must provide an opinion regarding whether it is at least as likely as not that any neurological or cognitive symptoms present after March 2008 are related to the Veteran's in-service head injury and PTSD with depression.
- Claimed conditions
- normal pressure hydrocephalus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2014
- Citation
- 1430630
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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: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for lung cancer and the cause of death due to lung cancer, but remanded claims for normal pressure hydrocephalus and tremors.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected conditions did not cause or contribute to his death. The claim for service connection for the cause of death is denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's metastatic ovarian cancer, brain metastasis, and normal pressure hydrocephalus were not related to service. The service-connected disabilities did not contribute substantially or materially to her cause of death.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed, including obtaining service treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The appeal will be remanded to the AOJ for further action.
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