The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of traumatic brain injury and therefore cannot establish service connection for this condition. The issues of service connection for cardiovascular conditions (hypertensive heart disease and sinus tachycardia) and gastrointestinal condition (irritable bowel syndrome) are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied due to the lack of objective indications of a qualifying chronic disability related to traumatic brain injury. The Board found that there was no current diagnosis of TBI residuals, and thus cannot establish service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological condition, headaches, cardiovascular condition (hypertensive heart disease and sinus tachycardia), gastrointestinal condition (irritable bowel syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23055432
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and will provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.
- Partly granted
The Board has not made a final determination on the claims of service connection for inguinal hernia, PTSD, joint pain, fibromyalgia, left knee disability, right knee disability, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, sleep disorder, IBS, and headaches. The claims are remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches was reopened due to new and material evidence, and the Board found that his current headaches are related to service. Service connection is granted.
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