The Board remands the claims for service connection for headaches and a compensable evaluation for eczema on the hands and tinea pedis of the feet to obtain additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The July 2015 VA examiner's opinion was inadequate, and there is a need for an opinion addressing whether the Veteran's tension headaches were aggravated by his service-connected brain lesion. Additionally, an opinion on the relationship between the Veteran's headache disability and toxic exposures during service is needed.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, eczema on the hands and tinea pedis of the feet
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25013145
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