Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for headaches, to include sinus and migraine headaches, as they are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected rhinosinusitis. The issues of service connection for fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) were remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The December 2021 VA examination provided sufficient evidence that the Veteran's headaches are attributable to his service-connected rhinosinusitis, thus establishing a direct causal relationship.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015615
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