The Board has remanded the claims for migraine headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, left ankle condition, right ankle condition, myoclonic jerks, and left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve and tibial, peroneal, and cutaneous nerves due to new evidence received since the last denial.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims for service connection for migraine headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, left ankle condition, right ankle condition, myoclonic jerks, and left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve and tibial, peroneal, and cutaneous nerves.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, left ankle condition, right ankle condition, myoclonic jerks, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the tibial, peroneal, and cutaneous nerves
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2021
- Citation
- 21063794
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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
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