The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding secondary service connection for migraines and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion did not adequately address whether the Veteran's migraines are caused by or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus, as required for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine, migraine variants
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24079012
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's initial compensable disability rating for migraine headaches, including migraine variants, is remanded due to the need for a VA medical opinion to estimate the severity of his migraines in the absence of medication.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable evaluation for migraines, including migraine variants, finding that the Veteran's attacks were less frequent and did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 8100.
- Dismissed
Your appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant, and thus it is dismissed.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected migraines, including migraine variants, are rated at the maximum schedular rating of 50 percent due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
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