The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examinations and a need for further clarification of the Veteran's neurocognitive disorder.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners failed to address the Veteran's contentions and symptom history in providing opinions, which is required by the September 2022 Board remand directives.
- Claimed conditions
- neurocognitive disorder, Alzheimer's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2024
- Citation
- 24007549
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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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