An initial rating of 30 percent for migraine-headaches is granted.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and MDD, and a lumbar disorder are remanded due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims for service connection were not fully addressed in the previous decision, requiring additional medical opinions and examinations to determine the etiology of his conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraine-Headaches, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (including PTSD and MDD), Lumbar Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2024
- Citation
- A24056282
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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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- Denied
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and MDD) has been granted. The decision also remanded the claims for secondary service connection to his left ankle disability, right shoulder DJD, and service connection for a right shoulder disability including degenerative joint disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder, lumbar, cervical neck, right knee, and left knee disorders due to inadequate etiological opinions.
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