The veteran's tension-type headaches are found to be incurred in service and the claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner diagnosed the veteran with chronic tension-type headaches that were temporally related to his cervical spine injury sustained during service, which was prescribed treatment (Pamelor).
- Claimed conditions
- tension-type headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2001
- Citation
- 0114073
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Granted
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