Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for migraine headaches, a right shoulder disability, and PTSD to correct duty-to-assist errors.
The deciding factor: The VA contract examinations are inadequate as they do not provide an opinion regarding nexus; an addendum opinion is necessary to address credible lay assertions of continuity of symptomatology since service.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, right shoulder disability (rotator cuff tendonitis), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017634
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