The Board found that the veteran's migraine headaches are not related to service and denied his claim.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the current migraine headaches are less likely linked to service, as post-traumatic headaches do not precipitate migraines.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headache disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2000
- Citation
- 0007974
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a compensable rating of the Veteran's service-connected migraine headache disorder to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Denied
The appeal was denied as the Veteran's migraine headaches, chronic sinusitis, and TMJ did not meet the criteria for higher ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for sinusitis, anemia, and a migraine headache disorder to acquire adequate VA medical opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a migraine headache disorder to schedule an examination and obtain an opinion on its etiology.
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