The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling a vocational specialist examination. The case will be reviewed again after these actions are completed.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that further development is needed before the TDIU claim can be properly adjudicated.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Ischemic Heart Disease, Sensorineural Hearing Loss of the Left Ear, Residuals of a Shrapnel Fragment Wound to the Left Temporal Area (Mandibular Area)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2016
- Citation
- 1636455
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected traumatic brain injury is being remanded due to a procedural error.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected ischemic heart disease was granted a 30% disability rating effective August 31, 2010. The condition manifested as cardiac hypertrophy and a workload of greater than 5.0 but less than 7.0 METs without congestive heart failure or LVEF of 50 percent or less.
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