The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to consider the impact of medication on the Veteran's headache symptoms, and for a retrospective medical opinion to assess the severity of his headaches without medication.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on evidence from a VA examination that did not account for the ameliorative effects of medications used by the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Tension Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2023
- Citation
- 23063120
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for sinusitis but denied service connection for anxiety disorder and PTSD, and denied an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and chronic tension headaches.
- Granted
The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for chronic tension headaches effective November 2, 2010. The Veteran's headaches were found to be very frequent and completely prostrating with severe economic inadaptability prior to June 15, 2015.
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for chronic tension headaches prior to June 15, 2015, finding that the Veteran's headaches did not meet the criteria for a 10% disability rating due to insufficient evidence of prostrating attacks.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for sleep apnea and hypertension have been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeals for a rating in excess of 30 percent from June 15, 2015, for chronic tension headaches and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent from June 15, 2015, for PTSD have also been dismissed.
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