The Veteran's chronic headache disability and residuals of a neck injury were not incurred or aggravated by active service. The Board finds that the Veteran did not have a chronic disorder during service, nor is there evidence to support a finding that his current conditions are related to service.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a chronic disorder manifest during service, and the medical evidence does not support a connection between the Veteran's current symptoms and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Headache, Residuals of Neck Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2009
- Citation
- 0948186
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Denied
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