The Board remands the claim for service connection for tension headaches to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including an inadequate VA examination and nexus opinions.
The deciding factor: The September 2023 VA examination is found to be based on an inaccurate factual premise, and the medical opinions provided are deemed inadequate due to a lack of thorough rationale and reliance on this inaccurate examination.
- Claimed conditions
- tension headaches (headaches)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020076
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,092 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for tension headaches due to a duty to assist error.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial disability rating of 50 percent for tension headaches, effective December 3, 2015.
- Denied
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