The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for cephalalgia, a scalp laceration of the right temporal region, chronic back strain, and neck disorder. The appeals were not granted as the evidence did not support these claims.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no current disability due to in-service head trauma or any other basis for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Cephalalgia, due to blunt trauma, Scalp laceration of the right temporal region, Chronic back strain, Neck disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2001
- Citation
- 0124838
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What this means for you
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