The Board granted service connection for a headache condition and residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) based on the evidence supporting undiagnosed illness and a traumatic brain injury, respectively.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in relative equipoise that the Veteran's conditions represented undiagnosed illnesses or were related to service injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- headache condition, residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2023
- Citation
- 23001270
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection, higher ratings, and earlier effective dates, as well as dismissed his claim for a TDIU.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic migraines secondary to the TBI, and peripheral vestibular disorder secondary to the TBI.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a low back condition, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, headache condition, and liver condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a headache condition to obtain new medical opinions addressing direct and secondary service connection theories.
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