The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of updated treatment records and the need for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's post-concussion/trauma headaches.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded because there are no updated treatment records in the claims file, which could affect the evaluation of the Veteran's condition. Additionally, a new VA examination is needed to assess the current severity of his disability consistent with both Diagnostic Codes 8045 and 8100.
- Claimed conditions
- post-concussion/trauma headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2014
- Citation
- 1454006
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's post-concussion/trauma headaches have been rated at 30 percent, the highest schedular rating available for this condition. The Board found that his headaches did not more nearly approximate very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity and impact of his service-connected post-concussion/trauma headaches on employment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to concerns with VA examinations conducted following a previous remand. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating remains on appeal.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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