The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for a spinal disability and headache disability are remanded, indicating that further examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to his military service. The decision on whether he can establish service connection remains pending.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is required to determine the etiology of any current spine or headache disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Spinal disability, Headache
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19190227
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What this means for you
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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 and increased ratings, finding no current disability or sufficient evidence to support higher ratings.
- Granted
The Board granted a 100 percent rating for the Veteran's spinal disability from November 10, 2005, to April 8, 2013.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's headache disability, finding that his headaches started in service and have continued since then. The decision is based on the Veteran's consistent reports of experiencing headaches during active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches, sleep apnea, and heart disability are related to service and have assigned a remand for further examination.
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