The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before a decision can be made regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection for traumatic brain injury with memory loss, sleep disturbances, and respiratory conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examination in October 2012 did not provide sufficient information to determine if the Veteran had separate diagnoses of TBI with memory loss, sleep disturbance, or a respiratory condition. The Veteran reported receiving separate treatment for these disabilities during his May 2016 hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury with Memory Loss, Sleep Disturbances, Respiratory Conditions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2017
- Citation
- 1752601
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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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- Dismissed
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- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD, alcohol abuse, and sleep disturbances were reduced from a 70 percent rating to a 50 percent rating effective September 1, 2020. The Board found that the evidence did not show an improvement in his ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work or in the overall frequency and severity of his symptomatology.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD (previously rated as mood disorder not otherwise specified, also claimed as sleep disturbances).
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for PTSD, sleep disturbances, anxiety, hypothyroidism, glaucoma, and hypertension. The Veteran's claims were not supported by the evidence of record.
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