The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are well-grounded and have been granted. The veteran is now entitled to service connection for headaches, depression, pseudofolliculitis barbae, hypertension, and a gastrointestinal disorder secondary to medication.
The deciding factor: The medical records show diagnoses of these conditions both during and after service, with the exception of the gastrointestinal disorder which was linked to medication taken for a service-connected disability. The veteran's claims are supported by competent evidence of current disabilities and their relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Headaches, Depression, Pseudofolliculitis Barbae, Hypertension, Gastrointestinal Disorder (Secondary to Medication)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0019234
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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.
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