The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a headache disorder and stomach ulcers, finding that there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to these conditions. The Board also found that any current diagnoses are not secondary to medications used for headaches.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a direct link between the Veteran's current diagnoses and his service, nor can it be established as secondary to medication use for headaches due to lack of continuity or causation.
- Claimed conditions
- headache disorder (including migraines and medication overuse headache disorder), stomach ulcers
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19146256
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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