Granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches with an effective date of September 20, 2017, and also granted service connection for a GI condition and cardiovascular hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and OSA respectively.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran regarding the causation or aggravation of his GI condition and cardiovascular hypertension by his service-connected PTSD and OSA, respectively.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, gastrointestinal (GI) condition, claimed as gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD), to include irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), cardiovascular hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25013618
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