The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of his thoracolumbar spine disability, recurrent head injury residuals, and recurrent seizure disability due to conflicting examination findings. Further evaluations are needed.
The deciding factor: Conflicting examination findings regarding whether the Veteran sustained in-service head trauma or had a related condition have been identified.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent head injury residuals, recurrent seizure disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2023
- Citation
- 23051283
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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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