The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for residuals of an in-service TBI and for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities. The claims are being reviewed again with new evidence submitted since February 2005.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since February 2005 suggests the presence of disability during the pendency of the claim which potentially had its onset after the confirmed in-service head injury, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of an in-service traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2023
- Citation
- 23041037
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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