The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for syncopal episodes, finding that these episodes are secondary to her service-connected migraine headaches.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's syncopal episodes were found to be due to her service-connected migraine headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- syncopal episodes, seizures
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2026
- Citation
- A26040928
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate exposure records and medical opinions, and because the issues of service connection for brain tumor, migraine headaches, and seizures are intertwined.
- Remanded (sent back)
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