The RO denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for migraine cephalalgia and prolactinoma, assigning 30 percent and noncompensable evaluations, respectively.
The deciding factor: The RO found that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation based on the service connection theory of direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine cephalalgia, prolactinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2000
- Citation
- 0021151
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for prolactinoma and hyperprolactinemia as the evidence did not show a causal or etiological relationship to any disease, injury, or incident during service.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for prolactinoma and hyperprolactinemia, finding that the evidence did not support a link to active service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, prolactinoma, left groin strain, and residuals of a ruptured quadriceps tendon injury of the right leg. The evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were related to service or any service-connected disability.
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