The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a separate compensable evaluation for headaches associated with a TBI and an initial compensable disability rating for a TBI due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and severity of the Veteran's headaches before August 2020.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary because there was no specific headache examination conducted, and the Board cannot make a determination without this information.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches associated with a traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25053170
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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