Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic headaches to correct duty to assist errors, including the need to obtain relevant service treatment records and a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The VA examination and opinion were found inadequate due to the failure to address whether the Veteran's headaches pre-existed service and the lack of clear and unmistakable evidence that any increase in severity was due to the natural progress of the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098669
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