The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (to include PTSD) and a migraine headache condition, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions were related to her military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not indicate a link between the veteran's diagnosed conditions and her service.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disability (to include PTSD), migraine headache condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0606720
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's migraine headache condition, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for hemorrhoids, neck disability, and migraine headache condition has been withdrawn by the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disability are denied.,Left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are remanded due to insufficient evidence of in-service injury or causation.,Bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to insufficient evidence of in-service noise exposure.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headache condition is considered service-connected as it began during his military service and has persisted since then.
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