The Veteran's TBI appeal is being remanded due to the addition of new evidence that has not been reviewed by the AOJ.
The deciding factor: Additional pertinent evidence was added to the claims file, and a remand is necessary for further development and consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19145379
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
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for revision of the October 2016 rating decision that awarded a 10 percent rating for traumatic brain injury on the basis of Clear and Unmistakable Error (CUE).
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for the service-connected PTSD with TBI from August 24, 2020.
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