The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches and variants was granted with an effective date of November 16, 2008. The Board found that the earliest date of entitlement is November 16, 2008.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on additional service treatment records received after the July 2009 rating decision and a VA examination which provided a positive opinion relating the Veteran's migraine headaches to her service.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, migraine variants
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19130839
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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