The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic headache disorder, finding that his headaches did not constitute a chronic disability and were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's headaches were found to be due to muscle tension and side effects of medication (Vicodin) taken for stomach pain, and thus not considered a chronic disability.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic headache disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0109668
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