The Board remands the matter to schedule a new examination for the Veteran's cluster headaches due to missed previous examinations.
The deciding factor: Remand is warranted as the Veteran missed his July 2023 examination for good cause and an updated examination is needed to determine the current severity of the service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- cluster headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25027308
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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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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