The Board has decided that the Veteran's service-connected post-traumatic migraine headaches are appropriately rated at 50 percent, and thus an extra-schedular rating is denied. The case is remanded for further consideration of a TDIU on an extra-schedular basis.
The deciding factor: The level of severity and symptomatology of the Veteran's migraines are already contemplated by the current rating criteria and appropriately rated at 50 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2021
- Citation
- 21064892
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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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