The Board denied service connection for a headache disorder, finding that the Veteran's current condition was not incurred or aggravated by active duty. Service connection for CML due to exposure to ionizing radiation was also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have a chronic or recurrent headache disorder during service and there is no evidence of such in the post-service medical records. The Board found that his current condition is not related to service, including any potential exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- headache disorder (including migraines)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2013
- Citation
- 1319924
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- Granted
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