The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a headache disorder (migraines) and ethmoid sinusitis, finding no competent evidence of a nexus between any current conditions and active service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners did not find a link between the Veteran’s current headaches and her service or a service-connected condition, and found that her headaches were more likely related to situational panic attacks. The examiner also stated there was no pathology for the claimed sinusitis diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- headache disorder (migraines), ethmoid sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2012
- Citation
- 1226140
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