The Board found that the veteran's chronic tension headaches were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and denied his claim.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the competent opinion evidence weighed against a causal relationship between the veteran's current diagnosis of chronic tension headaches and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0604135
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
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