Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a VA medical opinion to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected migraine disability, specifically addressing the effects of medication.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain an adequate VA opinion that addresses the beneficial effects of the Veteran's medication on his migraines as required by recent case law.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110216
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