The Board has granted service connection for tension headaches, effective from August 26, 2011. The Veteran's claim was based on her service-connected ulceration of the left lateral surface of the internal nose.
The deciding factor: The Veteran experienced headaches in conjunction with her service-connected ulceration of the left lateral surface of the internal nose.
- Claimed conditions
- Tension headache, Ulceration on the left lateral surface of the internal nose (granulomatous)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24038463
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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