The veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches has been reopened, and the case is being remanded to further develop evidence related to his claims. His bilateral hearing loss and Mônieres Disease are also inextricably intertwined with his current claims.
The deciding factor: New evidence supports reopening of the veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches, but further development is needed due to the interrelated nature of his other conditions (bilateral hearing loss and Mônieres Disease).
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, bilateral hearing loss, Mônieres Disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0626286
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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.
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 50 percent disability rating, effective August 8, 2023, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches based on prostrating attacks occurring more than once a month and severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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