The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to July 5, 2013 and June 7, 2014 for service connection of tension headaches and hemorrhoids have been denied as there was no pending claim at the earlier date.,The Veteran's claims for initial compensable disability ratings for service connected tension headaches and hemorrhoids are remanded due to lack of a VA examination addressing current severity during flare-ups.
The deciding factor: The effective dates cannot be assigned prior to the receipt of the claims as there were no pending, unadjudicated claims at those earlier dates.
- Claimed conditions
- Tension headaches, Hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19175544
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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