The Board remands the claim for a secondary service connection for migraines to obtain additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The VA opinions provided were found inadequate as they did not address whether the Veteran's IVDS and tinnitus aggravated his migraines, which is required under the revised standard for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- migraines (headaches)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25048072
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for migraines (headaches) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected insomnia disorder with associated anxiety symptoms due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands all claims for service connection due to the Veteran's failure to attend scheduled VA examinations, necessitating medical opinions.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for migraines, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the claim for an initial higher rating for migraines (headaches) to ensure that the severity of the Veteran's symptoms is accurately assessed without considering the ameliorative effects of medication.
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