GrantedPACT Act
The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2022 for service connection for migraine headaches due to participation in TERA under the PACT Act.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was considered within one year of the implementation of the PACT Act, and she met all eligibility criteria for the liberalized benefit on that date.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches including migraine variants claimed as headache condition
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25101888
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