The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches and variants, finding no evidence of a direct link to service or aggravation by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The claim for cervical spine degenerative arthritis was remanded for readjudication based on new evidence linking obesity as an intermediate step.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on medical opinions that found no causal relationship between the Veteran's migraines and her service-connected PTSD, and the lack of direct evidence of a link to service. For the cervical spine degenerative arthritis claim, new evidence supporting a theory of entitlement through obesity as an intermediate step warranted readjudication.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches and variants, cervical spine degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100810
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