Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an increased initial disability evaluation of headaches due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: An in-person or telehealth examination is required to determine the current severity of the service-connected headaches, as the previous examination was deemed inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25111221
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