The Veteran's entitlement to service connection for headaches (claimed as head injury) is granted. The right foot skin condition issue is remanded due to conflicting opinions regarding its current status and relation to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found the evidence persuasive in favor of finding that the Veteran's headaches are related to his period of active service, but the right foot skin condition requires further examination to determine if it existed prior to service or was aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches (claimed as head injury), right foot skin condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2022
- Citation
- 22065469
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