The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA neurologist and addressing whether the Veteran's cognitive disability is related to service. The TDIU claim remains inextricably intertwined with the service connection claim.
The deciding factor: The decision on both issues will be deferred until further development is completed.
- Claimed conditions
- cognitive disability with memory loss and neurological problems
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 5, 2016
- Citation
- 1626729
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What this means for you
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