The Veteran's claim for service connection for severe headaches has been reopened and granted. The issue of service connection for a respiratory condition (claimed as breathing problems) is remanded.
The deciding factor: New evidence was received that raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the Veteran’s claim of entitlement to service connection for severe headaches, which resulted in reopening the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- severe headaches, respiratory condition (claimed as breathing problems)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19140177
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