The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic headache disability was not incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found it speculative to relate the veteran's current headaches to the scalp lacerations during service, given the lack of neurological symptoms and no complaints of headaches thereafter during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Headache
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2007
- Citation
- 0725665
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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