The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to his request for a Board videoconference hearing. The case will be returned to the Board after the hearing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a Board videoconference hearing, and this matter must be handled in an expeditious manner as per the law.
- Claimed conditions
- cognitive disorder, not otherwise specified, organic brain syndrome, brain trauma, epidermal hematoma, postoperative with dysarthria (claimed as speech disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 31, 2014
- Citation
- 1448332
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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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