The Board granted service connection for a headache condition, finding that it was as likely as not caused by the Veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in equipoise to support the conclusion that the Veteran's headaches were secondary to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- headache condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21061589
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.
What you can do next
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