Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remanded the claim for migraine headaches, requiring additional examinations to address direct service connection and aggravation by PTSD. The PACT Act requires a medical opinion on toxic exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examination was inadequate as it did not fully address the onset, relation to service, or aggravation of migraines by PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25003692
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