The Veteran's migraine headache disability has been granted a 50 percent rating, but no higher.,The Veteran’s asthma condition is active and needs to be evaluated for service connection.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's migraine headaches are very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged, and productive of severe economic inadaptability. The VA examiner found that the Veteran's right shoulder/arm disability was less likely than not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraine Headache, Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis with Deviated Nasal Septum and History of Asthma, Right Shoulder/Arm Disability (Right Shoulder Impingement Syndrome), Left Hip Disability (Bilateral Hip Strain), Right Hip Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2020
- Citation
- 20072511
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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 has denied service connection for the claimed conditions as there is no persuasive evidence of current diagnoses or in-service incurrence or aggravation.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's right hip disability, finding that her current 10 percent rating adequately reflects her symptoms and limitations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right hip disability, which may be related to service or secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for both a right hip disability and a left hip disability, finding that the Veteran's observable symptoms of pain and stiffness began during his active service and have persisted.
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