The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous remand directives and additional development is required, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and Social Security Administration records. An addendum medical opinion from a VA examiner is needed regarding whether the Veteran's migraine headaches are caused or aggravated by his service-connected acquired psychiatric disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was not substantial compliance with previous remand directives and thus requires additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and an addendum medical opinion to address the secondary service connection issue.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20004581
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
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