The Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for his service-connected scars and residuals of right orbital floor fracture have been denied. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury.,Service connection for TBI residuals is being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding its etiology.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's TBI residuals are not supported by sufficient medical evidence linking them to his in-service MVA, and the current evidence does not indicate any incapacitating episodes related to his eye condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Scar of Right Forehead, Residuals of Right Orbital Floor Fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2024
- Citation
- A24019818
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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.
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- Denied
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