The Board denied service connection for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a head injury, to include traumatic brain injury (TBI).
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a diagnosis of CTE, and there was no current disability related to a head injury that could be attributed to service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), residuals of a head injury, to include traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2024
- Citation
- A24070246
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 705 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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