The Board remands the matter for a retrospective VA opinion to determine the severity of the Veteran's TBI prior to August 31, 2020.
The deciding factor: The July 2021 VA opinion cannot be used as it is outside of the appeal period and the most recent examination was from 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- mild traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2022
- Citation
- 22000766
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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