The Board has granted an effective date of February 7, 1952 for the award of service connection for headaches due to a head injury, based on new and material evidence submitted in November 2001.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim was reopened based on newly received service department records that showed he had sustained an in-service head injury. The effective date is set at the day following his separation from active service due to the nature of the reopening and granting of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches due to a head injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2007
- Citation
- 0705659
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What this means for you
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