The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination for vestibular disorders. The claims for increased ratings for cervical spondylosis and migraine headaches with dizziness will be readjudicated after the completion of these actions.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to fully evaluate the Veteran's conditions and determine appropriate rating decisions.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches with dizziness, cervical spondylosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2012
- Citation
- 1209832
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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
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The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right and left knee patellofemoral disease with chondromalacia, cervical spondylosis, intervertebral disc syndrome, and spinal stenosis, finding that these conditions were incurred during service.
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