The Board found that the veteran's heart condition and nervous condition are not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected migraine headaches.,The veteran is not precluded from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a causal relationship between the veteran's claimed heart condition and nervous condition and his service-connected migraine disorder or medications used for treatment thereof.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Condition, Nervous Condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- September 23, 2004
- Citation
- 0426457
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