The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's memory loss disorder.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was unable to provide an opinion on the relationship between the Veteran's service and his memory loss disorder, as it is outside her area of expertise.
- Claimed conditions
- Memory loss disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20049556
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD; a memory loss disorder; and substance and alcohol use disorder. The Veteran's claims were not supported by credible evidence of in-service stressors or other medical findings.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied a compensable initial disability rating for left ear hearing loss and remanded the issues of service connection for memory loss disorder, sleep disorder (including sleep apnea), eye disorder, thyroid disorder, and left shoulder disorder. The appeal is now pending again with the AOJ.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for memory loss, sleep, and fatigue disorders as the evidence does not show current diagnoses of these conditions separate from service-connected PTSD.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for memory loss disorder and back disorder due to inadequate rationale in previous decisions, lack of VA examinations addressing concerns raised by a Joint Motion for Partial Remand (JMPR), and failure to provide adequate notice of scheduled VA examinations.
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