The Veteran's claim for service connection for a nervous system disorder is reopened, but the Board finds that additional evidence and an examination are needed to determine if his current condition is related to military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a nervous system disorder. However, further evidence and an examination are required to establish whether the Veteran's current condition is related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- nervous system disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2023
- Citation
- 23009817
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate opinions and potential errors in decision-making.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the claims for entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a muscular system disorder, impotency, incontinence, a nervous system disorder, and amnesia, as well as entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to provide proper notification of the Veteran's right to a hearing before the RO on the issue of service connection for a nervous system disorder.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal regarding service connection for hearing loss is dismissed as the Board lacks jurisdiction.,The Veteran's petition to readjudicate her claim of service connection for headaches is also dismissed due to a jurisdictional defect.
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