The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches. The veteran is now entitled to service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was provided which addressed whether the veteran had pre-existing migraine headaches prior to his military service, leading to a determination in favor of reopening the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraine Headaches
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2001
- Citation
- 0119386
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