The Board denied service connection for a chronic headache disability and arthritis of the spine, both secondary to the service-connected residuals of a lumbosacral strain. The veteran's claim for petit mal seizures was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the veteran's claimed conditions were directly related to his service-connected condition or due to exposure to any specific agent or environment.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Headache Disability, Arthritis of the Spine (including chronic pain in neck, low back, hips, and tailbone areas)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 4, 2005
- Citation
- 0521045
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, chronic sinusitis, and a chronic headache disability. The Board also denied an increased rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with alcohol use disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating issues due to insufficient medical records. The case is also remanded for an addendum opinion on PTSD, a headache disability evaluation, and VA examinations for lumbosacral strain, DDD, Schamberg's disease, and hypertension.
- Granted
The Board has granted the reopening of previously denied claims for service connection for right knee disability, PTSD, chronic headache disability, and right ear hearing loss. The claim for an eye disability remains pending as it was not reopened.
- Granted
The Veteran's chronic headache disability is granted as service connected, with the Board finding that it began during his active service and has continued since.
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