The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient consideration of evidence and need for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the need to provide an adequate statement of reasons or bases, including addressing new evidence and providing a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a head injury, neurocognitive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20041499
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a neurocognitive disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected celiac disease with GERD, considering all submitted evidence and finding that the positive and negative evidence are at least approximately evenly balanced.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran was granted an earlier effective date of March 26, 2014 for the award of a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits. The Board found that she had been unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment due solely to service-connected disabilities from March 26, 2014.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of residuals of a head injury. The Veteran's claim for service connection of tinnitus was granted.
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