The Veteran's lumbar spine disability, including degenerative disc disease with right foraminal stenosis, is granted as service connected.,Right sciatica neuropathy is granted as secondary to the Veteran’s service-connected low back disability.,Migraine headaches are granted as service connected.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran had a history of chronic lumbar spine pain symptoms in service and continuous post-service treatment, leading to a finding of continuity of symptomatology. Service connection is granted under the presumptive provision for chronic diseases.,Service connection for right sciatica neuropathy is granted as it is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected low back disability.,The Veteran's migraine headaches were found to have onset during active service and continued since then, meeting the criteria for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"lumbar spine disability","diagnosis_codes":["D21.0","M53.9"]}, {"condition_name":"right sciatica neuropathy","diagnosis_codes":["M54.89"]}, {"condition_name":"migraine headaches","diagnosis_codes":["F46.01"]}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19147676
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.
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