The appeal regarding service connection for sarcoidosis is dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal through his authorized representative.,Service connection for migraine headaches is granted based on a finding that they are related to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder.,Service connection for CFS is granted due to evidence suggesting it was caused by an undiagnosed illness experienced during the Veteran's service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations, specifically the Persian Gulf War.,Service connection for tinea versicolor is denied as there is no current diagnosis and it did not manifest during active service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding sarcoidosis through his authorized representative.
- Claimed conditions
- sarcoidosis, migraine headaches, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), tinea versicolor
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2026
- Citation
- A26027219
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
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The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches are productive of very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks capable of producing severe economic inadaptability. The Board has granted a 50 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches.
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