The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disability claimed as nausea and vomiting, finding that her symptoms are associated with her service-connected post-traumatic headaches.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's nausea and vomiting are not separate and distinct disabilities but rather symptoms of her service-connected post-traumatic headaches associated with traumatic brain injury.
- Claimed conditions
- nausea and vomiting
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091201
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,677 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all listed conditions and the 10 percent evaluation based on multiple, non-compensable service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's death appeal was remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and service connection, as well as the need for additional development of records.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection for right hand joint pain, stiffness and swelling, left elbow degenerative arthritis, right elbow joint pain, stiffness and swelling, right shoulder joint pain, stiffness, swelling and loss of motion and function, left upper extremity numbness, right upper extremity numbness, nausea and vomiting, and erectile dysfunction have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, including as secondary to service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI), neck pain, stiffness and swelling, including as secondary to service-connected TBI, left knee joint pain, including as secondary to service-connected right knee and left foot disabilities, Athlete's foot, right foot, and TMJD, including as secondary to service-connected TBI have been remanded.
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