The Veteran's migraine headache disability is not related to his service or any service-connected conditions, and the Board finds that he has failed to establish a nexus between his current condition and his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of a direct relationship between the Veteran's migraine headaches and his service or any service-connected disabilities. The VA examiners' opinions are based on the lack of credible medical literature supporting such a causal relationship.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraine headache disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2011
- Citation
- 1135065
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