Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for further opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's headaches.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to obtain medical opinions addressing some theories of service connection, specifically whether the Veteran's headaches are caused or aggravated by his service-connected cervical strain with degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107438
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