The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and denied compensable ratings for the right little finger, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in approximate equipoise as to whether the Veteran's preexisting migraine headaches increased in disability during service, warranting an award of service connection on that basis. However, there was no compensable rating assigned for any of the other issues due to insufficient evidence of worsening or functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25019045
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