The Veteran's appeal for service connection for left eye disability has been withdrawn. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury, headaches, low back disability, right eye disability, and chronic disability due to residuals of metal embedded in the head.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for left eye disability during a hearing before the Board. The remaining issues have been remanded for additional development.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye disability, traumatic brain injury (TBI), headaches, low back disability, right eye disability, chronic disability due to residuals of metal embedded in the head
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19188349
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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