Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for tension headaches was granted. The claims for left knee disability and left knee scars were remanded for further examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was in approximate balance regarding whether the Veteran's tension headaches were proximately caused by her service-connected tinnitus, applying the benefit-of-the-doubt doctrine.
- Claimed conditions
- tension headaches, left knee disability, left knee scars
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25000319
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