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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