The Board has remanded the case due to a need for a new examination and additional VA records, as the current rating may not be correct given the Veteran's lay statements and supervisor's statement.
The deciding factor: The current examination was inadequate and there is insufficient evidence of record regarding the frequency and severity of the Veteran's headaches since April 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- Headache condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19180843
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 for various conditions, including radiculopathy of the left upper and lower extremities, bilateral knee scars, a headache condition, and lumbosacral strain.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury and a headache condition, finding no evidence of current diagnoses or in-service incurrences. The right shoulder disability claim was remanded for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sinusitis under the PACT Act and remanded other claims for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a headache condition, left ear hearing loss, and right ear hearing loss. The Veteran's tinnitus was rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.
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