The Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine with IVDS, radiculopathy, right lower extremity, a right bicep/arm condition, and high blood pressure have been remanded due to insufficient evidence.,Service connection has not been granted for migraine headaches as there is no direct or secondary evidence linking them to service.
The deciding factor: The effective dates of the awards are not earlier than September 29, 2014, as the claims were received on that date. The Veteran's attorney did not provide an argument for a prior effective date.,Service connection cannot be granted for migraine headaches because there is no direct or secondary evidence linking them to service.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the spine with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), bicep/arm condition, high blood pressure, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19131694
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches are productive of very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks capable of producing severe economic inadaptability. The Board has granted a 50 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches.
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