The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for hemicrania continua is being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. Additionally, the need for treatment records related to Bell's Palsy and residuals is noted.
The deciding factor: There were pre-decisional duty to assist errors regarding VA and private treatment records for the Veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- hemicrania continua, Bell's Palsy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24083177
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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 Board remands the claim for an increased rating in excess of 50 percent for hemicrania continua and service connection claims for hypertension, ear ringing, neck problems, and eye problems as secondary to hemicrania continua due to a need for a VA examination.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis is granted a rating of 30 percent, the maximum allowed. The claims for increased ratings and service connection for other conditions are denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Bell's Palsy, bilateral hearing loss, contact dermatitis, migraines, and right lower extremity sciatica due to a lack of new and relevant evidence.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral foot condition, to include plantar fasciitis and pes planus. The claims for other conditions were remanded.
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