The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for mixed tension and migraine headaches, but denied an initial compensable evaluation. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical records and conduct examinations.
The deciding factor: The veteran presented oral testimony regarding her headaches and visual symptoms, which were not supported by contemporaneous VA treatment records or neurological/ophthalmological evaluations.
- Claimed conditions
- mixed tension and migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0022114
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