Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a traumatic brain injury and Meniere's disease to ensure that VA satisfies its duty to assist in obtaining relevant records.
The deciding factor: The AOJ must exhaust all efforts in finding relevant federal records, including Inspector General investigation records related to assaults during the Veteran's service, as well as obtain additional medical records from various sources.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Meniere's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25002519
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