The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches due to aggravation during the Veteran's second period of active duty. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on aggravation of pre-existing migraine headaches during the Veteran's second period of service.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, acquired psychiatric disorder (including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1010652
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What this means for you
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