The Board has determined that the veteran's migraine headaches were aggravated by service, and thus granted service connection for this condition.,Regarding the back disorder claim, new evidence was presented since the August 1986 rating decision, which found no service connection due to a non-service-connected transitional anomaly. The claim is reopened.
The deciding factor: The veteran's migraine headaches were aggravated by head trauma during service, resulting in increased severity of her pre-existing condition.,New evidence presented since the August 1986 rating decision supports reopening the back disorder claim due to a non-service-connected transitional anomaly at that time.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraine Headache Disorder, Back Disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0333906
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in obtaining medical records and for an additional medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's back disorder.
- Granted
The Veteran's hypertension is granted service connection, but his right ear hearing loss and back disorder claims are remanded for further evaluation.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim of service connection for a back disorder as new and relevant evidence was not received, despite previous denials.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in obtaining service records and providing an adequate examination. The Veteran's back disorder claim will be reconsidered with these issues addressed.
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