The Board has decided to remand the case due to the Veteran's failure to attend scheduled VA examinations. The Veteran is requested to be examined by a psychiatrist who has not previously provided an opinion in this case.
The deciding factor: The Veteran missed two scheduled VA examinations and the Board finds that additional effort should be made to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination as he had good cause for missing the examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- memory lapses
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2022
- Citation
- 22049365
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and denied service connection for a forehead scar. Other claims were remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and an addendum VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's memory lapses. The service connection claim for eye disorder remains denied.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, biceps tendonitis (right shoulder pain), left shoulder disorder, and memory lapses. The effective dates of these reopened claims are not addressed in this decision.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, deteriorated eyesight, memory lapses, boils, and otitis media or otitis externa as they were not attributable to the veteran's reported levels of exposure to ionizing radiation in service.
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