The Board granted the Veteran's requests to reopen claims for service connection for TBI residuals, chronic headaches, and vision impairment. The claims for a skin condition, right ankle condition, chronic sinusitis, and TBI residuals were remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was found to support the reopening of the claims for TBI residuals, chronic headaches, and vision impairment. Further development is needed for the other claims due to missing records and potential relevant information from VA, Social Security Administration, and private providers.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic brain injury (TBI) residuals, chronic headaches, vision impairment, skin condition, right ankle condition, chronic sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2024
- Citation
- 24004367
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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