The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a headache disability, finding that there is no competent evidence linking his current headaches to an in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion found that the Veteran’s current migraines are not related to the single episode of seeking treatment for a headache during service and are more likely due to other factors such as a motor vehicle accident unrelated to service.
- Claimed conditions
- headache
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19185548
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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- Dismissed
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