Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to afford the Veteran a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed TBI.
The deciding factor: The failure to provide the Veteran with an examination and etiological opinion is a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as the low threshold of the McLendon standard has been met in this instance.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094369
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