The Board remands multiple issues related to service connection and rating of various conditions, including migraine headaches, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, meibomian gland dysfunction, and others.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to outstanding evidence in the VA Vista Imaging database that may not have been associated with the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, meibomian gland dysfunction, right elbow disability, left shoulder disability, left hand crush disability, left hip condition with left iliac bone, right hip condition, left knee condition, bilateral shin splints, bilateral plantar fasciitis, foot sprain of the tars metatarsal joint right fifth toe, chronic fatigue syndrome, recurrent testicle pain, bilateral dermatophytosis, right middle finger injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25008782
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.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 50 percent disability rating, effective August 8, 2023, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's lumbar spine pain, allergic rhinitis, and recurrent yeast infections. The claims for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder and left knee pain were remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches based on prostrating attacks occurring more than once a month and severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
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