The Board remanded the claim for service connection of ocular migraines because the medical opinion was inadequate. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with new evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the VA medical opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's ocular migraines was inadequate, warranting a remand to obtain a new medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- ocular migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25003173
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,188 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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