The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected headaches. The TDIU claim will also be addressed.
The deciding factor: The case requires additional evidence and development due to the passage of time since the last VA examination and because the Veteran has raised a TDIU claim, which is part of the increased rating issue.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches due to undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 26, 2013
- Citation
- 1342825
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with depressed mood alone does not preclude her from securing or following substantially gainful employment, and therefore the claim for SMC at 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) rate is denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeals for a higher rating for headaches due to undiagnosed illness and TDIU were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support an increased rating or entitlement to TDIU based on his service-connected conditions.
- Granted
The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including tingling sensation of the body, fatigue, memory loss, headaches due to undiagnosed illness, and congestion and shortness of breath due to undiagnosed illness, are found to be severe enough to prevent him from securing and following any form of substantially gainful employment. The Board grants a TDIU based on these service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations.
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