The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding his service-connected conditions and their etiology.
The deciding factor: Further examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's occipital neuralgia and whether it is related to his service-connected cervical strain or any other condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Occipital Neuralgia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21072876
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's occipital neuralgia with migraine headaches are manifested by moderately severe headaches that are not prostrating in nature, and thus do not warrant a disability rating greater than the current 30 percent.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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