The Board remands the matter for further medical examination and opinions to determine whether any traumatic brain injury is related to military service, specifically addressing incidents during a motor vehicle accident, boxing training and matches, and grenade training.
The deciding factor: The January 2020 VA medical opinion provided an inadequate nexus between the Veteran's traumatic brain injuries and his active duty experiences due to its failure to address all identified traumas and use the appropriate standard for service connection on an aggravation basis.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a traumatic brain injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24069089
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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal due to an impermissible concurrent election of review lanes.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury is remanded due to incomplete evidence and the need for further examination.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, finding the evidence is in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's current residual symptoms share a nexus with an in-service injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) has been remanded. The Board will review additional records and consider an extraschedular TDIU.
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