The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches is remanded due to lack of recent medical records. The compensable rating for status post left ovarian cyst and cervical scarring remains denied.
The deciding factor: There are no recent private treatment records from the Boice-Willis Neurology Clinic, which may affect the severity assessment of the Veteran's migraines.
- Claimed conditions
- status post left ovarian cyst, cervical scarring
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18114127
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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.
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