The Board has decided to remand the cases of service connection for a head injury and scars and burns due to additional development being needed. The Veteran's claims will be reviewed again after further examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional medical examinations to determine the nature and etiology of any head injuries and scars and burns, as well as whether they are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Head injury, Scars and burns
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19146532
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the claims for service connection for a facial injury, head injury, and left thumb injury as there was no evidence of current disability or functional impairment. The claims for GERD, squamous mucosa, migraine headaches, and hypertension were remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and evidence collection, as some relevant private treatment records have not been obtained.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection claims, and the Board dismissed the case.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, a head injury, and psoriasis as the evidence did not support a finding of an incident in service related to these conditions.
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