The veteran's claim for service connection for headaches and a psychiatric disorder or personality disorder (claimed as depression syndrome, anxiety, or an organic mental disorder) was denied. The Board found that the veteran did not present evidence of an etiological link between his in-service head injury and current conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's report indicated no clear diagnosis for the veteran's headaches and failed to provide a clear opinion on their etiology, leading to the denial of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, psychiatric disorder or personality disorder (claimed as depression syndrome, anxiety, or an organic mental disorder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2001
- Citation
- 0112074
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
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