The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury, finding no chronic residual disability associated with his in-service head injuries. The veteran currently has a diagnosed chronic tension headache but the Board determined this is not related to any head injury sustained during service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence did not support a finding of a chronic residual disability from an in-service head injury, and the current headaches were attributed to his service-connected PTSD rather than the veteran's claimed head injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- head injury, chronic tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2004
- Citation
- 0427116
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