The Veteran's chronic headaches, diagnosed as migraines, are related to service and service connection is granted. The Veteran's neck condition (cervical strain and syrinx with arthritis, stenosis, spondylolisthesis, and intervertebral disc syndrome) is remanded for a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's chronic headaches are related to his service due to the onset during service and recurrence since then.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic headaches (migraines), cervical strain and syrinx with arthritis, stenosis, spondylolisthesis, and intervertebral disc syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2018
- Citation
- 18143821
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What this means for you
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