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Remanded (sent back)

The Board remanded the issues of an initial compensable rating for vascular headaches prior to March 23, 2020, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected vascular headaches alone.

The deciding factor: The Board found that a remand is necessary to obtain a retrospective medical examination and updated medical records.

Claimed conditions
vascular headaches, degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease
How they argued it
Direct service connection
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
January 16, 2025
Citation
25000671

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