The Veteran's claims for headaches, petrous apex lesions, and TBI have been remanded due to the need for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: No medical opinion has been provided regarding the etiology of the Veteran's headaches. The lack of evidence of treatment alone cannot serve as a rationale to deny service connection in light of the Veteran’s complaints of headaches since active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Headaches","additional_notes":"Veteran claimed headaches were due to July 1996 motor vehicle accident and related to stress."}, {"condition_name":"Petrous Apex Lesions, including Cholesterol Granulomas","additional_notes":"Veteran sought service connection for residuals of endonasal transsphenoidal removal of a skull based cystic lesion. He contends that this is due to head trauma from the July 1996 motor vehicle accident."}, {"condition_name":"Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)","additional_notes":"Veteran claimed TBI at service, but no current diagnosis found in medical records and examiner opined there was no evidence of a diagnosable TBI."}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19124816
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
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