The veteran's chronic headaches are found to be related to his service-connected low back disability. The wound infection with positive staphylococcus is not considered a current disability.
The deciding factor: Chronic headaches were determined to be secondary to the service-connected low back disability, while the current evidence does not support a finding of a current wound infection with positive staphylococcus.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic headaches, wound infection with positive staphylococcus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0600316
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
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Veteran's service connection for chronic headaches was granted, while claims for bilateral hearing loss, chronic fatigue syndrome, a higher rating for contusion of the left great toe, and an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis were denied.
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