The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines, an increased rating for his right fourth finger disability, and a TDIU due to the need for additional development of evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the need for further development of evidence related to the Veteran's claims, including obtaining private treatment records and providing updated VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- migraines (claimed as headaches), residuals of right 4th finger partial amputation with tuft fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21029098
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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 denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for migraines, as the evidence did not show characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in 2 months over the last several months.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for migraines (claimed as headaches) and denied increased ratings for hypothyroidism status post papillary carcinoma of the thyroid gland, s/p thyroidectomy, and bilateral pes planus and bilateral plantar fasciitis.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and dismissed the appeal for migraines as moot.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for migraines and chronic fatigue syndrome due to a concurrent election of review options.
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