The Board finds that the Veteran's headaches, currently diagnosed as migraines, were incurred in service and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's headaches, currently diagnosed as migraines, were incurred in service. The Veteran's reports of the in-service onset of his headaches and their continuation thereafter are both competent and credible.
- Claimed conditions
- headache disorder (migraines)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2016
- Citation
- 1605365
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded all issues to the Regional Office for further development, including medical examinations and opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus and headache disorder (migraines) due to new evidence that may affect their service connection. The VA will seek opinions on whether her obesity, caused by her service-connected disabilities and medications, is a substantial factor in causing or aggravating her current conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for a headache disorder (migraines) is granted as his current diagnosis of migraines meets the criteria for service connection on a direct basis.
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