Denied
The Board denied service connection for post-concussion syndrome, migraine headaches, and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) as these conditions clearly and unmistakably preexisted the Veteran's active duty service and were not permanently worsened beyond their natural progression by such service.
The deciding factor: The February and May 2023 VA examiners' opinions, based on a thorough review of the claims file and consistent with the Veteran's STRs, determined that the Veteran's post-concussion syndrome, migraine headaches, and BPPV were not aggravated beyond their natural progression by in-service head trauma.
- Claimed conditions
- post-concussion syndrome, migraine headaches, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091542
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