The Board finds that the Veteran's headaches are related to his service, including as due to an undiagnosed illness. The chest and stomach issues remain unclear based on current evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no objective evidence of a current confirmed diagnosis for the Veteran's claimed chest pain but noted it could be related to esophageal disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Headache (Migraines), Chest Disorder, Stomach Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2015
- Citation
- 1527747
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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