The Board remands the claim for service connection for a migraine, including migraine variants, to ensure adequate development of evidence regarding potential toxic exposure and an addendum opinion is obtained.
The deciding factor: The January 2024 VA examiner's rationale was found inadequate due to lack of explanation for rejecting lay statements and failure to address relevant medical records. Additionally, there is a need to verify potential herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine, including migraine variants
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25040130
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for migraine and muscle tension headaches, including as secondary to bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, otitis media, and spine arthritis.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for several conditions and dismissed claims related to effective dates, with the exception of granting an initial 30 percent rating for irritable bowel syndrome.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a compensable rating for migraines due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine, including migraine variants, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
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