The Veteran's chronic headache disability is granted as service connected, with the Board finding that it began during his active service and has continued since.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran had a current diagnosis of migraine headaches without aura, which he reported experiencing since service. The Board also noted that there was no evidence of any pre-service or in-service headache disability, but rather onset during service with continuity post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Headache Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22007404
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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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