The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a migraine headache, an acquired psychiatric disability (to include PTSD and depressive disorder), a sleep disorder, and a foot disability (bilateral pes planus).,Service connection is denied for all conditions due to lack of evidence supporting in-service onset or aggravation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's migraine headache was not incurred during service as there is no evidence of pre-existing condition. The Board has remanded the issue.,There is insufficient evidence to establish a link between current psychiatric symptoms and an in-service stressor, especially since the Veteran did not meet the criteria for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Migraine headache","additional_notes":"Preceding the 1989 MVA"}, {"condition_name":"Acquired psychiatric disability (to include PTSD and depressive disorder)","additional_notes":"No current diagnosis of PTSD, no evidence supporting in-service stressor related to combat experience."}, {"condition_name":"Sleep disorder","additional_notes":"Unspecified OSA"}, {"condition_name":"Foot disability (bilateral pes planus)","additional_notes":"Not aggravated by service, pre-existing condition at entry into service"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20001817
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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