Remanded (sent back)
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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020076
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