The Board has determined that the veteran's post-concussion headaches, which are related to a head injury incurred during service, meet the criteria for service connection.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted as the veteran's post-concussion headaches are considered a residual of an in-service head injury and continuity of symptoms have been established by the weight of the evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- post-concussion headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2001
- Citation
- 0103131
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and denied a compensable rating for the head scar associated with traumatic brain injury. The claims for increased ratings were remanded due to inadequate examinations.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a compensable evaluation for post-concussion headaches and remanded the issue of service connection for a right wrist condition.
- Dismissed
The appeal for evaluation of post-concussion headaches was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the application.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new examinations are needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected post-concussion headaches and left hand strain with thumb residuals, as there is insufficient evidence from previous evaluations.
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