The Veteran's migraine headaches are found to have been incurred during service.,Service connection is granted for unspecified depressive disorder as secondary to the service-connected migraine headaches.,Bilateral hearing loss is denied, with no evidence of onset or continuity within one year post-service.,Back and neck disorders are not shown to be related to service.,Left knee and right knee disorders are not shown to be related to service.,Right eye and left eye disorders are not shown to be related to service.,Diabetes mellitus is denied, with no evidence of onset or continuity within one year post-service.,Service connection for peripheral neuropathy in the upper extremities is denied.,Service connection for peripheral neuropathy in the lower extremities is denied.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's migraine headaches were noted during service and are found to have been incurred then, with no evidence of pre-service onset or intervening causes. Service connection granted on a direct basis.

Claimed conditions

migraine headaches, unspecified depressive disorder, bilateral hearing loss, back disorder, neck disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, right eye disorder, left eye disorder, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy in the upper extremities, peripheral neuropathy in the lower extremities

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

June 12, 2019

Citation

19145819