The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's headache disability, as well as its relationship to service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the Board must revisit the issue of whether the service-connected hearing disabilities cause any additional impairment in earning capacity due to the Veteran’s headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- Headache
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19163846
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding no current disability or sufficient evidence to support higher ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for a headache disability and gastrointestinal disorder, including GERD. The VA will need to obtain additional medical records and provide an updated examination to determine if there is any link between the Veteran's current conditions and her military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of sleep apnea is remanded due to the need for a complete opinion addressing both causation and aggravation. Additionally, new regulations from the PACT Act apply.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a headache disability and an initial rating of 10 percent for TBI residuals. The headaches are considered directly related to the Veteran's in-service head injury, while the TBI residuals warrant a 10 percent rating.
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