The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection due to new and material evidence showing potential links between current symptoms and in-service head injuries. The claim is now considered on its merits.
The deciding factor: New evidence indicates possible connections between current conditions and in-service head injuries, warranting further consideration of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of head injury (other than scars of scalp), secondary headaches, nausea, vomiting, sleeplessness, aching joints
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2002
- Citation
- 0202233
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 0202233.
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for a compensable rating for headaches, an increased rating for PTSD and obstructive sleep apnea with asthma, as well as denied service connection for various conditions including allergies, bronchiectasis, nasal polyps, nausea, severe anxiety, severe depression, sexual dysfunction, suicidal ideations, and vertigo.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including depression, sleeplessness, and PTSD.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic nephritis, back pain, left and right leg and knee pain, insomnia, and nausea as there was no evidence of a current disability during the appeal period or proximate thereto.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for dizziness, headaches, Meniere's disease, nausea, and vertigo due to insufficient evidence.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.