The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's headache disability. The claim will be returned for further development and an adequate opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner relied on the absence of documentation in STRs, which is not a sufficient basis for a medical opinion as per legal precedent.
- Claimed conditions
- headache disability (claimed as migraine headaches)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2023
- Citation
- 23010091
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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
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