The Board has granted service connection for a gynecological disability, including irregular menses, dysmenorrhea, and ovarian cysts, as well as migraines, including migraine variants. The Veteran's current conditions are related to her military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that the Veteran's current diagnoses were at least as likely as not incurred in or caused by her military service, particularly given her reported symptoms and medical records indicating a history of headaches during service.
- Claimed conditions
- gynecological disability to include irregular menses, dysmenorrhea, and ovarian cysts, migraines including migraine variants
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2026
- Citation
- A26006350
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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