The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for recurrent headaches and bilateral hand paresthesia due to additional VA treatment records not being obtained.
The deciding factor: Additional VA treatment records were added to the claims file after issuance of the SOC but prior to transfer of the case to the Board, necessitating a remand.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent headaches, bilateral hand paresthesia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20005187
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for recurrent headaches and bilateral hand paresthesia due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran needs to provide additional medical records, including documentation related to his headaches from a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded for further development and readjudication due to the need for additional medical examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as there was no evidence of a disability associated with chest pains, recurrent headaches, or a sleep disorder, and the hypertension did not meet criteria for an evaluation greater than 10 percent.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for recurrent headaches and a right shoulder disorder as there is no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.
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