The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining his service separation examination, verifying inservice stressors, and scheduling VA examinations to determine the current severity of his migraine headaches and any claimed psychiatric disability.
The deciding factor: The case requires further investigation due to ambiguity surrounding the nature and etiology of the disabilities at issue, as well as the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic skin disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (posttraumatic stress disorder), peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, chronic low back disorder, ventral hernia, unspecified foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2014
- Citation
- 1417873
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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 disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him in need of regular aid and attendance due to his back and associated radiculopathy disabilities, which require assistance with activities such as bathing, dressing, transferring, housekeeping, and meal preparation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for entitlement to compensable ratings for the service-connected spine and hernia disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss claim is denied as there is no current disability meeting VA standards.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus and ventral hernia were granted service connection effective October 1, 2022.
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