The Board remands the issues of service connection for residuals, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, left calf, and moderate traumatic brain injury with residual headaches due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical evidence was provided to determine if the conditions are related to service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- deep vein thrombosis, left calf, moderate traumatic brain injury with residual headaches, residuals, pulmonary embolism
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25042563
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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