Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a higher initial rating for migraines to obtain a new Disability Benefits Questionnaire that considers the severity of the Veteran's migraine headaches without the ameliorative effects of medications.
The deciding factor: The July 2024 VA Headaches DBQ was found inadequate as it did not address the ameliorative effects, if any, of the Veteran's prescribed medication on his migraine headache disability, in accordance with Jones v. Shinseki and Ingram v. Collins.
- Claimed conditions
- migraines (headaches)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25099827
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