The Veteran's claim for an increase in the evaluation of migraine headaches, to include on an extraschedular basis, has been denied.,The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to June 25, 2013 for awards of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and migraine headaches have also been denied. The Board finds that the matter must be remanded as there is a need for a VA examination to clarify the Veteran's current level of disability.,The Veteran's claim for increase in evaluation for unspecified depressive disorder has been remanded, as it depends on the disposition of his TDIU claim and other issues.
The deciding factor: The maximum schedular rating of 50% for migraine headaches is already assigned. The Board found that an extraschedular consideration was not warranted.,There are no documents in the file prior to June 25, 2013 that can reasonably be construed as a formal or informal claim for benefits related to migraine headaches and acquired psychiatric disability. Therefore, effective dates prior to this date cannot be granted.,The Veteran's TDIU claim is dependent on the disposition of his claims for increase in evaluation for unspecified depressive disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, acquired psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2023
- Citation
- A23035918
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete medical records and insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between service, including a stick injury in England, and current left eye disability (including amblyopia and cataracts) as well as migraine headaches.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches are productive of very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks capable of producing severe economic inadaptability. The Board has granted a 50 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected migraine headaches was granted with an effective date of February 28, 2023.
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