The Board has granted service connection for migraines, finding that the Veteran's migraines constitute an organic neurological disability and manifested to a compensable level within one year of his separation from service.
The deciding factor: The examiner opined that the Veteran's migraines are an organic neurological disability and first manifested to a compensable level within one year of his separation from service, meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(a).
- Claimed conditions
- Gilbert's Disease, Liver disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2014
- Citation
- 1411934
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Granted
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