The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's post-concussive headaches and review of outstanding medical records. The issue of TDIU is also being considered as part of this process.
The deciding factor: The Court found that an additional VA examination was needed to ascertain the current severity and manifestations of the Veteran's service-connected post-concussive headaches without considering the effects of any medication, and that the issue of TDIU is inextricably intertwined with the increased rating issue being remanded.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-concussive headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2023
- Citation
- 23016615
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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 Veteran's post-concussive headaches have been rated at the maximum schedular rating of 50 percent throughout the appeal period.
- Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, PTSD with TBI, and post-concussive headaches. Service connection was denied for gulf war syndrome.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for TBI and higher ratings for various conditions but remanded decisions on the effective date for left lower extremity radiculopathy and rating for IVDS.
- Granted
The Veteran's post-concussive headaches are rated at 50 percent since January 31, 2013. The claim for a higher rating is granted prior to August 13, 2020 and denied from that date onwards.
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