Service connection has been granted for headaches (also claimed as migraines), nasal obstruction to include sinusitis, and vasomotor to include allergic rhinitis.,The Veteran's current conditions are related to his active military service.
The deciding factor: The weight of the evidence is in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's current conditions are related to his active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Headaches (also claimed as migraines), Nasal Obstruction, Vasomotor to include allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19125760
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- Denied
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