The Board has determined that a VA examination is necessary to determine the etiology of the Veteran's traumatic head injury, scars on his head and nose, and vision problems. The claims are being remanded for this purpose.
The deciding factor: The absence of STRs due to their unavailability necessitated the need for an examination to establish service connection for the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic head injury, scar on head and nose, vision problems
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2017
- Citation
- 1746922
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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
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