The Board has decided to remand the case due to issues with notification and a need for additional evidence, including VA treatment records and an examination. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered on its merits.
The deciding factor: There were issues with proper notification of previous decisions and the need for updated medical records and a new examination to determine if the Veteran has residuals from a head injury incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of head injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19104658
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Decisions by this judge: 1,757 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for left and right shoulder pain, a left ankle condition, cervical spine pain, respiratory issues, bilateral hearing loss, and residuals of a head injury due to incomplete medical records and inadequate VA examinations.,Incomplete service treatment records are noted, which may affect the determination of service connection.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, and will need to provide an updated VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current head injury residuals are related to his service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury to schedule an examination due to the Veteran missing a scheduled VA examination without good cause.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus was granted. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and residuals of head injury were denied, while the claim for headaches as a residual of head injury was remanded.
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