The Board remands the issues of earlier effective dates and evaluations for migraine with chronic right-sided headaches and ureterolithiasis with kidney stones with left renal colic due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The remand is required to provide the credentials of the examiners who authored the opinions, as per Francway v. Wilkie, 940 F.3d 1304 (Fed. Cir. 2019).
- Claimed conditions
- migraine with chronic right-sided headaches, ureterolithiasis with kidney stones with left renal colic
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25026239
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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