The Board remands the appeal to the agency of original jurisdiction for additional development, specifically requesting an addendum medical opinion regarding the Veteran's overlapping comorbid manifestations.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examiners and private clinicians failed to provide a clear and reasoned medical explanation connecting the symptoms to either TBI or PTSD, making it impossible to determine which symptoms are attributable to each condition.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic brain injury (TBI) with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25092440
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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 a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to March 18, 2019 due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The medical evidence did not support his claim of being unable to work due to these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an appropriate VA examination to determine the nature and severity of the Veteran's PTSD, as the previous examinations were found inadequate.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased rating for TBI with PTSD, and the Board dismissed the appeal.
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