The Board denied service connection for frontal headaches and remanded the TDIU claim. The decision found no probative medical evidence linking the Veteran's current frontal headache disorder to a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: There is no probative medical evidence that indicates the Veteran’s current frontal headache disorder is secondary to a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Frontal headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2021
- Citation
- 21013831
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 21013831.
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for frontal headaches and bilateral hearing loss, as well as a TDIU claim, are being remanded due to lack of substantial compliance with the Board's previous remand directives.
- Granted
The Veteran's frontal headaches are rated at 30 percent prior to December 18, 2019 and at 50 percent thereafter. The Veteran is now in receipt of the maximum schedular rating for his service-connected frontal headaches. For bilateral hearing loss, he is granted a non-compensable disability rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for frontal headaches prior to July 26, 2018 is denied. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for left and right knee disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.