Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to clarify the severity of the Veteran's headaches without considering the effects of pain-relieving medication.
The deciding factor: The examiner must provide a full description of the headaches and report all signs and symptoms necessary for evaluating the Veteran's disabilities under the rating criteria, discounting the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25110719
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