The Board remands the issues of service connection for a neurocognitive disorder, increased rating for PTSD and SUD, earlier effective date for SUD, and TDIU due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: Remand is required as there has not been substantial compliance with previous remand directives and additional evidence is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's neurocognitive disorder and its relationship to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- neurocognitive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2025
- Citation
- 25007627
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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