The Veteran's application to reopen the claim for service connection for headaches was granted. Service connection for PTSD, neurocognitive disorder, and marijuana use disorder as secondary to TBI disability is also granted. However, service connection for dizziness/vertigo, allergic rhinitis, and headaches is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were reopened due to new evidence received since the last denial of service connection for headaches. Service connection was established for PTSD, neurocognitive disorder, and marijuana use disorder as secondary to TBI disability. The claim for dizziness/vertigo, allergic rhinitis, and headaches is denied.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), neurocognitive disorder, marijuana use disorder, dizziness/vertigo, allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19106645
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.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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