The Board remands the claims for service connection for dysuria and headaches, to include migraine headaches, as the VA medical opinions addressing these issues are found inadequate.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 VA medical opinion evidence is deemed inadequate due to its failure to consider relevant lay statements and the absence of contemporaneous medical documentation, which may have indicated chronicity from service to the present.
- Claimed conditions
- dysuria, headaches, to include migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25103725
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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
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew her appeal for service connection and increased ratings, resulting in the dismissal of all claims.
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