The Board has determined that further development is needed for both the service connection claim for headaches and the initial rating claim for CVID. The veteran will need to provide additional medical records, and a VA examination will be scheduled to address these issues.
The deciding factor: Further evidence is required to determine if the veteran's current headache disorder is related to his active duty service or to his service-connected CVID.
- Claimed conditions
- tension and migraine headaches, common variable immunodeficiency (CVID)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2007
- Citation
- 0731436
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has dismissed the appeals for neck strain, asthma, and tension and migraine headaches as they have been withdrawn by the Veteran. The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is remanded due to a need for a VA medical examination.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and TDIU have been dismissed as the appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected tension and migraine headaches were denied a compensable evaluation as the evidence did not show characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months over the past several months.
- Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for tension and migraine headaches, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
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