The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for migraine headaches and traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The issues are pending from the date of the April 2014 claim.
The deciding factor: New evidence was added to the Veteran’s claims file, including medical records indicating a diagnosis of TBI and post-concussion syndrome, which may be related to service. An addendum opinion is required to reconcile these findings with the existing evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, traumatic brain injury (TBI), post-concussion syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19180318
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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