The Veteran's depression is granted as service connected, and an earlier effective date of March 26, 2015 for a 50% rating for migraine headaches is granted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the conclusion that the Veteran's depressive disorder is secondary to her service-connected disabilities, including migraine headaches. The VA examination confirmed worsening of her migraines and provided sufficient basis for an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19100944
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.
What you can do next
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