The Veteran's initial rating for migraine was granted at 50%. The Board found the Veteran’s migraines to be manifested by very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability. Service connection for left shoulder AC joint and rotator cuff arthritis, and dizziness were both remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's service-connected conditions and their relationship to his claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine, left shoulder AC joint and rotator cuff arthritis, dizziness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19190048
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for migraine and muscle tension headaches, including as secondary to bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, otitis media, and spine arthritis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for dizziness to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing whether it is related to service or a service-connected disability.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for several conditions and dismissed claims related to effective dates, with the exception of granting an initial 30 percent rating for irritable bowel syndrome.
- Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of a 20 percent rating for the service-connected lumbosacral strain, effective May 1, 2023. The other claims were denied.
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