The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, but denied service connection for migraine headaches.
The deciding factor: The evidence provided a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, while there was no medical evidence of a headache disorder during service or that the appellant currently has such a condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability, Migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2009
- Citation
- 0905890
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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