The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a headache disorder, to include as a chronic qualifying disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317, for additional development consistent with the terms of a Joint Motion for Partial Remand.
The deciding factor: The remand is necessary due to an inadequate medical opinion and to determine if the Veteran's headache disorder can be construed as a medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness (MUCMI).
- Claimed conditions
- headache disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2025
- Citation
- 25008943
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
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- Dismissed
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