The Board has granted service connection for headaches, finding that the Veteran's current headache condition is related to his military service and his service-connected disabilities of PTSD and tinnitus. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a back disorder is addressed in the REMAND portion of the decision.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on direct evidence linking the Veteran's headaches to his military service, including an IED blast during combat in March 2008, and his service-connected disabilities of PTSD and tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2014
- Citation
- 1436578
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and will provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.
- Partly granted
The Board has not made a final determination on the claims of service connection for inguinal hernia, PTSD, joint pain, fibromyalgia, left knee disability, right knee disability, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, sleep disorder, IBS, and headaches. The claims are remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if these conditions are related to service.
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