The Board has denied service connection for headaches and leg cramps on both secondary and direct bases, respectively. The veteran's claims are being remanded to obtain additional medical evidence to determine the current severity of his low back disorder.
The deciding factor: Additional medical examination is needed to assess the current severity of the veteran's low back disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- headache disorder, leg cramps
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2001
- Citation
- 0119940
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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