The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic cephalgia, to include as secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a clarification of the nexus between the claimed condition and his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence is needed to clarify the relationship between the Veteran's chronic cephalgia and his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic cephalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2011
- Citation
- 1134803
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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
The Veteran's left knee disability is granted as secondary to his service-connected right knee disability. His cephalgia rating remains at 30 percent, and the issue of fatigue (CFS) is remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's chronic cephalgia has been rated at 30 percent since July 20, 2018. The Board found that the evidence does not support a higher rating as the Veteran's attacks are characterized by one attack per month and do not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been granted. The initial compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae has been denied, but the Veteran is now entitled to service connection for chronic cephalgia.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings and service connection have been dismissed due to his death.
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