The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for migraines with variants was denied, and the Board has remanded the case to obtain additional medical opinions regarding service connection for hypertension. The appeal is currently pending.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not consider the NAS 2018 conclusion in the Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 11 (2018), which upgraded the association of hypertension with herbicide exposure, and thus failed to provide a proper opinion regarding service connection for hypertension due to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraines, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2022
- Citation
- 22030692
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim of service connection for hypertension, finding that it did not manifest during service and is not causally related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicides or service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and active duty service or herbicide exposure.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and has remanded the issue of an increased rating for skin condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's initial evaluation for tension headaches to include migraines is granted, with a rating of 50 percent effective from May 23, 2023.
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