The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for tension headaches and heat/cold intolerance due to outstanding VA treatment records and updated medical examinations.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for updated medical records and examinations to assess the current severity of the Veteran's disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- tension headache, heat/cold intolerance
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2022
- Citation
- 22054104
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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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