The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his withdrawal of claims for an effective date prior to September 16, 2007 for service connection for migraines and a rating in excess of 50 percent for migraines. The Board found that the Veteran currently has bilateral degenerative joint disease and calcaneal spurs in his heels which are due to his service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner could not opine without resorting to mere speculation whether the Veteran's current foot and ankle conditions were due to his service, as they were most likely related to normal wear and tear due to aging and his occupation requiring prolonged standing.
- Claimed conditions
- migraines, bilateral heel disability, diabetes mellitus type II, obesity, eating disorder, bilateral vision problem, right foot neuropathy, left foot neuropathy, tremors, sleep apnea, shin splints, gastroenteritis, sinus disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2015
- Citation
- 1554391
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