The Veteran's migraine headache disability is found to have begun during service and has continued since then, warranting service connection.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported consistent headache symptoms beginning in service and persisting until his diagnosis with a migraine headache disability. The VA examinations supported this history of onset in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraine headache disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2026
- Citation
- A26026020
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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
The Board denied service connection for GERD, sleep apnea, and a cervical spine disability. The claim for a migraine headache disability was remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability, migraine headache disability, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and anxiety.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied the Veteran's service-connection claim for a bilateral hearing loss disability and remanded claims for gastrointestinal, chronic sinusitis, respiratory, and migraine headache disabilities to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's migraine headache disability and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified depressive disorder, anxiety, and PTSD.
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