The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a visual disability, as the evidence did not support the existence of an additional visual condition separate from his service-connected migraine headaches.
The deciding factor: The evidence persuasively reflects that the Veteran's photophobia has been entirely attributed to his service-connected migraine headaches (and he is compensated for such), and there is no persuasive medical or lay evidence indicating a separate or distinct visual disability.
- Claimed conditions
- visual disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25012973
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,812 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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