The Board has remanded three claims: service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, migraine headaches, and a brain tumor. The Veteran's lumbar pain is believed to have developed in-service due to heavy file cabinet manipulation. Her migraines are thought to be related to service exposure to radiation as an x-ray technician. The brain tumor may be linked to her in-service radiation exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found the VA examinations and opinions insufficient for rating purposes, particularly regarding the etiology of the Veteran's lumbar spine disorder, migraine headaches, and brain tumor.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disorder, migraine headaches, brain tumor (meningioma)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2024
- Citation
- 24013171
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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
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- 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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various hip and lower extremity disorders, including as secondary to a lumbar spine disorder. The case is being returned to the AOJ for further action.
- 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.
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