Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as they are related to a service-connected psychiatric disability. The back and tinnitus claims were remanded due to incomplete records and the need for further evidence.
The deciding factor: The June 2020 private medical report was found more persuasive than the October 2020 VA examination, which did not adequately address all relevant medical literature supporting a causal relationship between migraines and the service-connected psychiatric disability.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, back disability, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096217
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