The Veteran's eye aches and tension headaches are related to service-connected disabilities, but the Veteran's chest pain, urinary leakage, respiratory disability, bilateral hip pain, chronic joint pain, chronic muscle pain, and CFS have not been established as service-connected.,The Veteran's increased rating for tension headaches is denied due to lack of characteristic prostrating attacks.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not provided evidence that his chest pain, urinary leakage, respiratory disability, bilateral hip pain, chronic joint pain, chronic muscle pain, and CFS are service-connected.,The Veteran's tension headaches do not result in characteristic prostrating attacks as required for a compensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- eye aches, tension headaches, chest pain, urinary leakage, respiratory disability, bilateral hip pain, chronic joint pain, chronic muscle pain, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19127291
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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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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