The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, migraine headache disorder, right lower extremity disability, and left lower extremity disability due to the need for new examinations.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for updated medical opinions regarding the current severity of the Veteran's conditions and whether they are related to service or not.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, migraine headache disorder, right lower extremity disability, left lower extremity disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19188918
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)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a migraine headache disorder, finding that the Veteran's disability has been adequately related to active duty.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claim for migraine headache disorder due to a predecisional duty to assist error, requiring a new medical opinion on whether the Veteran's tinnitus aggravates his migraines.
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