The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic headache disability did not begin during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the current condition is linked to his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by both VA and private physicians were against the claim, with the VA examiner concluding that there was no clear relationship between the Veteran's headaches and his in-service meningitis diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic headache disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19130931
What this means for you
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