The Board has remanded the claim for further development, including obtaining clinical records from Toul and Verdun hospitals where the Veteran was hospitalized after falling off a bunk in service. A new VA medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran has residuals of a head injury or TBI related to his documented fall.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the June 2018 VA examiner's opinion was inadequate and requested further development, including obtaining clinical records from the U.S. Army 60th General Hospital in Toul, France, and the U.S. Army 56th General Hospital in Verdun, France.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a head injury, memory loss, vision loss, eye 'flashers' and floaters, hearing loss, migraine headaches, anxiety, depression, disinhibition, inappropriate laughter, irritability, difficulty concentrating, word finding, difficulty understanding speech, dizziness, incoordination of movements, lightheadness, loss of balance, difficulty walking or sitting, sleep difficulties, extremity tingling, numbness, pain, left-sided facial numbness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2022
- Citation
- 22069191
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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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