The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury, other than headaches is being remanded due to the need to obtain all his service treatment records and provide an updated opinion from the VA examiner.
The deciding factor: The Board needs to ensure that all relevant service treatment records are obtained before providing an updated opinion on whether the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his in-service head injury.
- Claimed conditions
- blackout spells, loss of consciousness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2014
- Citation
- 1444226
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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 service connection for various conditions, including renal failure, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, blackout spells, swelling of the eyelids, diminished eyesight, sleep deprivation, and bladder incontinence. The Board also denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for left ankle tendonitis associated with residual scar.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for blackout spells and hypertension due to a duty to assist error.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted reconsideration of the claim for service connection for vasovagal syncope syndrome, and is granting an earlier effective date to October 18, 2024. The Veteran's STRs were not considered in the original decision due to lack of records at that time.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of April 14, 2014, for service connection of vasovagal syncope (claimed as blackout spells) was granted. The decision is subject to the laws and regulations governing the payment of monetary benefits.
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