The Board remands the claims for service connection for cognitive decline and memory loss, as well as anxiety and depression, due to a duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional development and an examination to determine if there is a link between the Veteran's claimed conditions and his military service, including exposure to radiation from the Chernobyl incident.
- Claimed conditions
- cognitive decline and memory loss, anxiety and depression
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25041446
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all the conditions listed as there was no evidence of an in-service event, nor is there evidence demonstrating a nexus to service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for anxiety and depression, finding it is at least as likely as not due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, for purposes of entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), as further development is necessary.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal for service connection and disability rating was dismissed due to untimely filing.
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