The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for chronic head injury residuals, including headaches, is not well-grounded. The VA does not have evidence to support a finding of chronic residuals from an inservice head injury and no competent medical evidence links current chronic tension headaches to active service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient evidence to establish the presence of chronic residuals from an inservice head injury, nor could it be established that current chronic tension headaches were related to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2000
- Citation
- 0004254
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic tension headaches and an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for chronic tension headaches but denied higher ratings for right and left upper extremity radiculopathy, remanded claims for cervical strain, fibromyalgia, SLE, and TDIU.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The veteran's appeals for service connection for joint pain, a right elbow disability, and chronic tension headaches were dismissed as untimely.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent for chronic tension headaches but remanded the claim for service connection for sleep disturbances.
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