The Veteran's application to reopen a claim for service connection for migraine headaches was granted. Service connection for migraine headaches and hypertension, both secondary to PTSD, were also granted. The issues of service connection for right and left hip disabilities are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the new evidence submitted by the Veteran raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claims for service connection for migraine headaches and hypertension as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. However, further examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's current hip disabilities are related to service or an undiagnosed illness due to Gulf War exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, hypertension, right hip disability, left hip disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19183362
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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