The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for migraine headaches, a left ear injury with hearing loss, and a scar over the right eye. They also denied his secondary service connection claims for obesity and residuals from injuries sustained in October 1964, November 1975, November 1981, and September 1986.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the decision as the correct facts were known at the time and the law applied correctly.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, left ear injury with hearing loss, scar over the right eye, obesity, residuals of injuries sustained in October 1964, November 1975, November 1981, and September 1986
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 26, 2000
- Citation
- 0013968
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