The Veteran's claim for service connection for a headache disorder, now claimed as secondary to grand mal seizure disorder, is denied because there is no current diagnosis of a headache disorder and the evidence does not establish a link between the headaches and his military service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a headache disorder and the evidence does not establish a link between the headaches and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Headache disorder, Grand mal seizure disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19156231
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