The Veteran's migraine headaches are found to be etiologically related to active duty service, specifically as a result of his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The deciding factor: The most recent expert opinion indicates that the Veteran’s headaches 'are a direct result of his PTSD which resulted from military trauma,' and have only occurred since exposure to trauma.
- Claimed conditions
- Headache
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20066029
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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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a headache disability, finding that there is no evidence of chronicity or continuity of symptomatology following service and concluding that his current headaches are less likely than not incurred in service.
- Granted
The Veteran's medical expenses at Bothwell Regional Health Center on December 31, 2015 are covered as the treatment was for a condition that would have been considered an emergency by a prudent layperson and there were no feasible VA facilities available.
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