The Board has granted service connection for headaches as a neurological effect of the Veteran's service-connected cervical segmental joint dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s headaches are part of the neck pain sequela associated with his service-connected cervical spine disability, and thus grants service connection based on this theory.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches (claimed as migraines), cervical segmental joint dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19102725
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of service connection for headaches (claimed as migraines) to correct pre-decisional errors, including a lack of adequate medical opinion and consideration of pre-existing conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for headaches (claimed as migraines) because the Veteran does not have a qualifying current disability. The evidence indicates that the headache symptoms were a side effect of medication and not an independent disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's appeals for service connection for headaches and an increased rating for hearing loss, as well as his claims for bilateral hip and knee disabilities. The AOJ is directed to complete further development including obtaining updated VA treatment records, requesting private care providers to provide evidence, scheduling a VA examination, and readjudicating the claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and new evidence, including a November 2003 neurologist's statement suggesting complicated migraines.
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