The Veteran's headaches are granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD, low back disability, and tinnitus. The Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome is denied.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion supports the finding that the Veteran’s headaches are caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, lumbar spine disability, and tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"headaches (migraines and migraine variants)","status":"granted"}, {"condition_name":"chronic fatigue syndrome","status":"denied"}, {"condition_name":"aneurysms","status":"denied"}, {"condition_name":"vertigo/dizziness","status":"denied"}, {"condition_name":"erectile dysfunction","status":"denied"}, {"condition_name":"left hip disability","status":"denied"}, {"condition_name":"right hip disability","status":"denied"}, {"condition_name":"left ankle disability","status":"denied"}, {"condition_name":"right elbow disability","status":"denied"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19187850
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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