The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings for right and left knee disabilities, as well as a mood disorder, have been withdrawn.,Issues regarding service connection for back, neck, and hip disorders are being remanded for further examination and analysis.,The claim for service connection for TBI is also being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches is being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with his other claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding higher ratings for right and left knee disabilities, as well as a mood disorder. The remaining issues have been identified and are now being addressed.,These issues involve service connection for various disorders including back, neck, hip, TBI, and migraine headaches. Further examination is required to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for TBI requires a new VA examination as his diagnosis was based solely on his report without corroboration from STRs.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches is being remanded due to its inextricably intertwined nature with the other claims.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, left knee disability, mood disorder, back disorder, neck disorder, right hip disorder, left hip disorder, traumatic brain injury (TBI), migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19107497
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 Board granted service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, right wrist strain, and TBI. The Veteran's PTSD rating was remanded for further development.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 50 percent disability rating, effective August 8, 2023, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches based on prostrating attacks occurring more than once a month and severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
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