The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current headaches are related to his service, specifically a bar fight where he was hit on the head and lost consciousness in service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address the January 1978 service treatment record referencing headaches and blurred vision in the Veteran's right eye.
- Claimed conditions
- headache disability, to include migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2023
- Citation
- 23009656
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a headache disability, to include migraines as secondary to the tinnitus.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and denied service connection for a headache disability, to include migraines, and a right hamstring disability.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and a headache disability, to include migraines. The Board found no competent or credible evidence of an in-service injury or disease that could be related to these disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the etiology of his headache disability and whether it is related to service-connected PTSD.
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