Denied
The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's current disability and his active military service. The claim for a left elbow condition was remanded due to missing documentation of a line of duty injury report.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of evidence showing recurrent or persistent symptoms of migraines during service, which triggered VA's duty to provide a medical examination or opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110326
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