The veteran's claims for service connection for Meniere's disease and a headache disorder were denied as there is no medical evidence of record that the veteran has ever had a diagnosis of Meniere's disease during the pendency of this appeal, or that his currently diagnosed headache disorder is related to military service or to a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The September 2008 VA ear diseases examination report and October 2008 addendum stated that the veteran does not have Meniere's disease. The medical evidence of record does not show that the veteran has ever had a diagnosis of Meniere's disease during the pendency of this appeal, or that his currently diagnosed headache disorder is related to military service or to a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Meniere's disease, Headache disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0904000
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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