The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches has been granted, with a final rating of 50 percent.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a recurrent multiple joint arthritic disability other than right and left ankle arthritis is remanded due to the need for further examination.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran has had frequent, completely prostrating, and prolonged attacks of migraine headaches, which are very frequent and prolonged. The symptoms cause severe economic inadaptability.,VA treatment records indicate a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, and service treatment records show medication for arthritis during active service. A VA examination is needed to determine if the disability is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, recurrent multiple joint arthritic disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2024
- Citation
- 24006335
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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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