The Board granted service connection for a migraine headache disorder on a secondary basis, finding that the Veteran's PTSD aggravated his migraine headaches.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a nexus between the Veteran's migraine headaches and his service-connected PTSD, specifically noting chronic sleep disturbances due to PTSD as a risk factor for migraines and statements from a treating VA neurologist recommending optimization of PTSD treatment to manage headache symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headache disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25043832
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claim for migraine headache disorder due to a predecisional duty to assist error, requiring a new medical opinion on whether the Veteran's tinnitus aggravates his migraines.
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