The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current headaches/migraines are related to her service, including her conceded exposure risk activity in Saudi Arabia.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was an inadequate nexus opinion based on incorrect factual premises regarding the presence of migraine headaches during service. The Veteran has also provided evidence of participation in a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) and is therefore entitled to a VA examination under the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches/migraines
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2023
- Citation
- A23032999
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for service-connected speech impairment, service connection for headaches/migraines, and service connection for Meniere's disease are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to service connection for headaches/migraines.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for headaches/migraines, an acquired psychiatric disorder, a low back condition, a right knee condition, a left knee condition, and bilateral pes planus due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The other issues have been granted.
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