The Board found that the veteran's current migraine headaches are not related to his period of military service, including an in-service forehead injury. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's current condition is linked to his service.
The deciding factor: The August 2005 VA examiner concluded that the veteran's chronic headaches are not likely related to his in-service forehead injury and were exacerbated by medication overuse, while the March 2004 private physician and March 2005 fee-basis provider provided opinions without supporting rationale.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0639977
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- Partly granted
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