The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection of migraine headaches, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and an increased rating for PTSD. The Veteran's attorney argues that these issues may be related due to his PTSD and/or hearing loss. The TDIU claim is also being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the other claims.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient evidence on secondary service connection for migraine headaches, and requested additional audiogram data from November 13, 2015, and October 20, 2014. The TDIU claim was also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the other claims.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, bilateral hearing loss, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19131847
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 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.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 70 percent initial disability rating for PTSD effective December 2, 2021, but the claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent was denied. The appeal also included claims for service connection and ratings for various conditions, some of which were granted while others were remanded.
- 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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