The Board found no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current left shoulder disability or migraine headaches to military service, and thus denied his claims.
The deciding factor: No medical nexus opinion was presented showing a relationship between any of the claimed disabilities and military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Disability, Migraine Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0018213
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) exclusively due to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status from August 31, 2023.
- Denied
The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches based on the severity, frequency, and duration of symptoms.
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