The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a brain tumor is being remanded due to the need to obtain and review additional medical records, including the surgical report from his April 2018 brain tumor removal. The examiner must determine if there is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's brain tumor was caused by a head injury sustained during service.
The deciding factor: The claim requires an opinion on whether the Veteran's brain tumor is related to a head injury sustained in service, considering the combat presumption for injuries incurred in combat.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a brain tumor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22001252
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a brain tumor, finding that the Veteran's current condition did not have its onset during his military service and is not related to any in-service injury or disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of a brain tumor and hypopituitarism due to an inadequate VA opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a brain tumor, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's condition and his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for additional development to determine if the Veteran's brain tumor was aggravated by service.
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