Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury, and/or a disability or disabilities manifested by headaches, insomnia, daytime fatigue, and trouble breathing at night due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: A VA examination was not conducted despite evidence of in-service head injuries and current symptoms, which may be related to service. The examiner is instructed to provide an opinion on direct service connection as well as secondary causes or aggravation by other service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a head injury, headaches, insomnia, daytime fatigue, trouble breathing at night
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25019038
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