The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus and for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus and transient ischemic attacks/cerebrovascular disease. The decision also noted that efforts should be made to obtain records from the Office of Personnel Management related to the veteran's disability retirement.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence did not support a finding of a separate migraine headache disorder distinct from the service-connected transient ischemic attacks, and no medical evidence linked the migraine headaches to the diabetes mellitus or any other service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, diabetes mellitus, transient ischemic attacks/cerebrovascular disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2000
- Citation
- 0021227
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