The Veteran's claimed migraines are not found to be related to his service-connected hypertension, and the Board finds that the evidence does not support a finding of secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's headaches were less likely than not due to or aggravated by his service-connected hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- acute intermittent tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2026
- Citation
- A26033602
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