The Board denied service connection for status post intracranial subarachnoid bleed, to include as secondary to the service-connected headache disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's subarachnoid hemorrhage was caused or aggravated by his service-connected headaches. The VA medical opinions concluded that the subarachnoid hemorrhage was most likely due to an acute basilar vessel aneurysm, unrelated to the service-connected migraine headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- status post intracranial subarachnoid bleed (claimed as brain surgery residuals)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25012985
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