The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches and an increased rating for CFS have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of direct, secondary, or presumptive service connection for migraine headaches. For CFS, the Board determined that the current ratings were appropriate based on the severity of symptoms prior to June 29, 2015.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's migraine headaches are not shown to be related to active service and do not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317. The VA examiner found no evidence that the Veteran's current migraine headaches were due to military service or any specific exposure event encountered during his Gulf War service.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 15, 2017
- Citation
- 1722153
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