The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of substantial compliance with prior remand directives, particularly regarding the examination and opinion provided by the VA examiner.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for substantial compliance with prior remand directives, specifically regarding the examination and opinion provided by the VA examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headache disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19164377
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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
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