The Veteran's migraine disability is currently rated at 10 percent and the Board has ordered a new VA examination to assess its current severity. Additionally, the issue of TDIU has been raised but not adjudicated yet.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s service-connected migraine disability may be more severe than currently rated based on recent medical evidence indicating increased frequency and intensity of headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189348
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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
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for back condition, depression and memory loss, and migraine disability but granted service connection for a left hip disability based on in-service onset.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for migraine disability and bilateral pes planus due to insufficient evidence.
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