The veteran's claim for service connection for headaches as secondary to a service-connected disability was denied.,The veteran's claims for higher ratings for her low back disorder were partially granted, with the RO assigning a 40 percent rating from December 3, 1994, to November 13, 1996. The claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for residuals of repair of an enterocele and posterior colporrhaphy was denied.,The veteran's claim for a higher rating for her IBS was also denied.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that there is no evidence to support the claim that headaches are secondary to service-connected dysthymic disorder, which is not a service-connected condition.,The RO found that the veteran's low back disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating from December 3, 1994, to November 13, 1996. The evidence showed severe limitation of motion but no other qualifying factors.,For the period after November 13, 1996, the veteran's low back disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating as there were no incapacitating episodes or separately ratable neurological manifestations.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, low back disorder, chronic urinary tract infections, gynecological condition (including residuals of repair of an enterocele and posterior colporrhaphy), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2007
- Citation
- 0724927
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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