The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for cervical spine disability, radiculopathy/peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, and erectile dysfunction due to in-service injury or disease. The Veteran's current conditions are not shown to be related to his period of active duty.,Service connection was denied for migraine headaches secondary to a service-connected concussion.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no direct link between the Veteran’s cervical spine disability and his in-service injury, nor did they find that it was aggravated by his service-connected concussion. The Board has remanded these claims due to insufficient evidence.,There is no medical evidence linking the Veteran's migraine headaches to his service-connected concussion.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine disability, Erectile dysfunction, Migraine headaches (claimed secondary to service-connected concussion), Radiculopathy/peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, Radiculopathy/peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19134729
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