Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a headache condition to obtain an addendum opinion regarding whether it is at least as likely as not due to or aggravated by service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The medical nexus opinion provided was found inadequate and did not consider aggravation, necessitating a remand for further examination.
- Claimed conditions
- headache condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016543
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