Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable evaluation for tension headaches and service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence of characteristic prostrating attacks of migraine/non-migraine headache pain and a current disability for VA purposes, respectively.
The deciding factor: The frequency and severity of the Veteran's headaches did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 8100. Similarly, there was no evidence to support a diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss for VA purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- tension headaches, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102248
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