The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not provide sufficient new and material evidence to reopen his claim for a lumbar vertebral mass, but granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and migraine headaches. Service connection was also denied for neck disability and arthritis of the right foot.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were denied because he failed to submit new and material evidence to reopen his previously denied claim for a lumbar vertebral mass.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar vertebral mass, bilateral pes planus, neck disability (cervical strain and cervical disc disease), migraine headaches, arthritis of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19177001
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 50 percent disability rating, effective August 8, 2023, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches based on prostrating attacks occurring more than once a month and severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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