The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for TBI and for TDIU due to insufficient evidence in the record. The Veteran will need to provide VA treatment records from August 21, 2018 to the present and any Social Security Administration disability determination and related medical records. A new VA examination is also needed to assess the current severity of his TBI.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that additional evidence is necessary to properly evaluate the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for TBI and for TDIU due to insufficient information in the record, including missing treatment records and disability determination from Social Security Administration.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19114882
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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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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
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