The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for residuals of a back injury, broken pelvis, left hip injury, and head injury due to insufficient reasons and bases in the August 2020 decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant's in-service injuries were the result of his own willful misconduct and that he was not insane at the time of the July 1961 motor vehicle accident, leading to a denial of service connection. The parties agreed that the Board failed to provide adequate reasons and bases for this determination.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a back injury, residuals of a broken pelvis, residuals of a left hip injury, residuals of a head injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22034209
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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
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a head injury and right thumb disability, finding no current disabilities or persistent symptoms related to these conditions during the pendency of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim of residuals of a head injury due to insufficient evidence in the VA examination reports.
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