The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury, neurocognitive disorder, and posttraumatic migraine headaches to obtain new VA medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The May 2023 and July 2024 VA medical opinions are inadequate due to failure to reconcile findings with other evidence and not considering the Veteran's lay contentions.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a head injury, Neurocognitive disorder, Posttraumatic migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25035167
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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