The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination. The claims are related to his Gulf War service and include diagnoses of anoxic brain injury/encephalopathy and various physical disabilities.
The deciding factor: The claims involve new evidence that may support reopening of previously denied claims.
- Claimed conditions
- anoxic brain injury/encephalopathy, loss of use of both hands, loss of use of both feet, speech impairment (aphasia), swallowing impairment (dysphagia), impairment of anal sphincter control, impairment of bladder control
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2022
- Citation
- 22045984
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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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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