The Veteran's migraine headaches are now rated at 50 percent effective February 11, 2013. The gunshot wound right thigh residuals require additional examination to determine the extent of muscle group XIV and XV impairment. Service connection for brain disease is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding its etiology. TDIU remains inextricably intertwined with the other issues.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's migraine headaches have been found to meet criteria for a 50 percent rating effective February 11, 2013 based on their impact on employment and functional capacity. The gunshot wound right thigh residuals require clarification of which muscle group is more severely impacted by the injury.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, gunshot wound right thigh, residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19183328
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete medical records and insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between service, including a stick injury in England, and current left eye disability (including amblyopia and cataracts) as well as migraine headaches.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches are productive of very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks capable of producing severe economic inadaptability. The Board has granted a 50 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected migraine headaches was granted with an effective date of February 28, 2023.
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