Dorothy

Yes in the letter I got on Friday the judge called them migraines associated with the hypertension.

Thank you so very much for this answer. Are these ratings actually open to the public somewhere?

How long will it take for them to send me my officail letter? Or how long does it take to get an answer about the IU?

Thank you for the answers. I do understand now. But is there a certain amount of disability that headaches are given. And if I am award the TDIU will they have to award me from when I originally became disabled from the hypertension which was in 1992.

Can someone tell me what some of this means. I got this in the mail 2 days ago. Order Entitlement to service connection for headaches as secondary to service-connected hypertensive cardiovascular disease is granted. Remand The board remands the veteran's claim of entitlement to TDIU. This decision grants secondary service connection for headaches. The issue of TDIU is enextricably intertwined with the issue of the assignment of a disability rating for the veteran's now serviced-connected headaches. Thus, the issue of TDIU must be remanded to be re-adjudicated at the same time that a disability rating is assigned for the veteran's headaches. Accordingly, the case is Remanded for the following action: 1. Provide the veteran with VCAA notice that is compliant with the current notice requirements as to the establishment of disability ratings and effective dates. 2. After assigning a disability rating for the veteran's headaches, readjudicate the veteran's claim for entitlement to a TDIU. If such action does not resolve the claim, a Supplemental Statement of the Case should be issued to the veteran and her representative. An appropriate period of time should be allowed for response. Thereafter, this claim should be returned to this Board for furthur appellate review, if in order. I do not understand about the remand or remanded things. I do not understand about the TDIU and what they are saying about it. Please help.