Granted
The veteran's cluster migraine headaches were incurred during her active duty service and are considered service connected. The Board has also found that the veteran's major depressive disorder/dysthymia is proximately due to her service-connected cluster migraine headache disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner indicated that the veteran's dysthymia is related to her service-connected cluster migraine headaches, which were incurred during active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Sleep Disability","status":"Not Established"}, {"condition_name":"Vision Disability","status":"Not Established"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Knee Disability","status":"Not Established"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Foot Disability (to include Plantar Fasciitis)","status":"Not Established"}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of Pregnancy","status":"Not Established"}, {"condition_name":"Headache Disability","status":"Established"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0607028
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.
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