The Board's August 7, 2018 decision on service connection for a head pain disability was not final and therefore cannot be revised based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE).
The deciding factor: The Board’s remand in the August 7, 2018 decision did not constitute a final decision subject to CUE review.
- Claimed conditions
- Head pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19151515
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the claim for reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on September 1, 2020 was timely filed and meets all requirements under 38 U.S.C. § 1725.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran seeks service connection for facial and head pain, which he claims is secondary to his service-connected myofascial pain syndrome of the lumbosacral spine. The case requires additional development including obtaining SSA records and a VA medical examination.
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