The Board has determined that the grant of service connection for chronic migraine headaches in December 2004 was not based on clear and unmistakable error, thus restoring service connection.
The deciding factor: The RO did not identify any law that was misapplied or facts that were not considered when granting service connection for chronic migraine headaches. The Veteran's lay statements of having headaches during service were not adequately considered in the original decision.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1024014
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