The Board has granted an increased rating of 30 percent for migraine headaches, effective October 4, 2005. The issue of service connection for DDD secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right neck disability is remanded.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner failed to provide an opinion addressing whether the Veteran’s DDD was aggravated by his service connected right neck disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraine headaches, Degenerative disc disease (DDD)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19109891
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased ratings were dismissed due to an improper concurrent election.
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