The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to appear for a scheduled hearing. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further action.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to attend the previously scheduled hearing and provided an explanation for his absence, which was found to have good cause.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic brain injury with left subdural hematoma, intercranial hemorrhage, cerebral contusion and headaches, TBI with anxiety (claimed as vertigo, memory loss), Cranial scarring (disfigurement of the head), Total anosmia secondary to TBI with injury to the olfactory nerves
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2016
- Citation
- 1623414
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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.
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