Dismissed
The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for migraine headaches was dismissed due to a duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The higher-level adjudicator's finding that a duty to assist error occurred prior to the August 2024 rating decision is not an appealable decision subject to Board review.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, back disability (characterized as thoracolumbar strain with sacroiliitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090967
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