The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for loss of the sense of smell and headaches with amnesia due to a Joint Motion for Remand (JMR) from the parties. The appeal is now pending for further examination and treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Court granted the JMR, vacated the May 2018 Board denials, and remanded the Veteran's appeal to the Board due to the need for additional medical evidence and examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- Loss of the sense of smell, Headaches with amnesia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20001149
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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