The Board has remanded three issues: a claim for an increased rating for tension headaches, service connection for atrial septal defect heart disability and Gilbert's Disease with right kidney cyst. The claims are being reconsidered due to new VA treatment records associated after the Statement of the Case.
The deciding factor: New VA treatment records were added to the case file after the Statement of the Case, necessitating a remand for further review.
- Claimed conditions
- tension headache, atrial septal defect heart disability, Gilbert's Disease, right kidney cyst
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2022
- Citation
- 22035795
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's increased rating claims for various joint and headache disabilities are being remanded due to inadequate examination reports that did not consider all of the Veteran's symptomology.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's service-connected tension headache disability and special monthly compensation (SMC) based upon housebound status from November 22, 2021.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for treatment purposes only under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17 for various conditions.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's hypertension is granted a compensable rating, while his tension headache claim is denied. The skin condition claim is remanded for further development.
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