The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected chronic migraine and tension-type headaches, as well as an evaluation regarding his claim for TDIU.
The deciding factor: Further clarification and assessment are needed due to the complexity of the Veteran's claims, particularly related to the nature and severity of his service-connected disabilities and their impact on employment.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic migraine, tension-type headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2014
- Citation
- 1438931
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for further development regarding chronic migraines.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of the claimed disabilities were related to active duty.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a new opinion regarding the severity of his headaches.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected PTSD aggravates her migraines and tension headaches. The case is now pending for a new medical opinion.
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