The Board has granted service connection for posttraumatic vascular headaches and partial paresis of the left VI cranial nerve, finding that these conditions were aggravated by military service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's pre-existing posttraumatic vascular headaches and partial paresis of the left VI cranial nerve were found to be aggravated by or a result of active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic vascular headaches, partial paresis of the left VI cranial nerve
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2016
- Citation
- 1604357
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