Granted
Service connection for the veteran's migraines, including migraine variants, has been granted. The decision is based on a nexus between the veteran's current migraines and their service-connected major depressive disorder with agoraphobia and alcohol use disorder.
The deciding factor: The Board found competent evidence of a nexus between the veteran's current migraines and their service-connected conditions, despite conflicting medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine including migraine variants
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001437
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