The Veteran's claims for service connection for mild traumatic brain injury with cognitive and memory disorder residuals, secondary to his right knee condition, and a temporary total rating based on convalescence following the March 2012 fall are being remanded due to incomplete medical records.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records from VA facilities and private providers prevent a determination of whether the Veteran's mild traumatic brain injury is related to his service-connected right knee condition or if he should receive a temporary total rating based on convalescence following the March 2012 fall.
- Claimed conditions
- mild traumatic brain injury, mild cognitive and memory disorder residuals
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19153371
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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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