The Veteran's claims for service connection for an eye disorder and a chronic headache disorder, to include migraines, are being remanded due to the need for further development of her medical records and examination.
The deciding factor: Further evidence is needed to determine the etiology of any current eye disorders and headaches, including whether they are related to military service or secondary to service-connected hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- Eye Disorder, Chronic Headache Disorder, to include migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2011
- Citation
- 1114772
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as correctable evidence was not obtained and VA examinations were inadequate.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an eye disorder, finding no evidence of current disability or in-service incurrence.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for an eye disorder, finding that the Veteran's current eye disorders were not incurred in or related to his military service.
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