The Board granted service connection for a migraine headache disability, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion submitted by D.L., MPH, MS, APRN, CPH, OHC provided evidence linking the Veteran's migraine headaches to his service-connected unspecified depressive disorder, and the Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headache disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25031138
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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