The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for migraines, finding no evidence of a nexus between the condition and his military service.
The deciding factor: The January 2025 VA examiner found that the Veteran's current migraines were less likely than not caused by in-service activities or presumed herbicide exposure. The first objective evidence of post-service headaches was in January 2016, which is well outside the one-year presumptive period for chronic diseases.
- Claimed conditions
- migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25110546
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