Granted
The Board granted service connection for tension headaches, finding that they are caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The nexus letter from a qualified medical professional provided adequate rationale to support the conclusion that the Veteran's tension headaches were secondary to and/or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093259
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