The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and an initial 30 percent rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current migraine headache disability was incurred in service, and his IBS symptoms more nearly approximated severe alternating diarrhea and constipation with more or less constant abdominal distress.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25055509
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 50 percent disability rating, effective August 8, 2023, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches, but no greater.
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