The Board has remanded the claim for substitution and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for anoxic brain injury, on a substituted or accrued basis due to issues with associating the appellant's claim in VBMS.
The deciding factor: The appellant’s substitution claim was not associated with the VBMS system, which is used for processing such claims. A remand is necessary to associate the claim in VBMS and process her substitution claim.
- Claimed conditions
- anoxic brain injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20072019
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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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