Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for chronic headaches, tension type to obtain an opinion regarding the Veteran's service-connected headache disability without considering the ameliorative effects of medication.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary to obtain an opinion regarding the current severity of the Veteran's headache disability without consideration of any ameliorative effects of medication taken for his migraine, as the Board cannot make a medical determination on its own.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic headaches, tension type
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25099142
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